Isoprene is an organic compound that makes up the polymer of natural rubber. It is commonly added in small amounts as a copolymer of synthetic rubbers such as polyisobutylene to enhance properties for ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new polymer design that ...

As we rebrand ourselves as the Polymer City, we need safeguards to avoid potential disasters that affect our safety and ...

Researchers' new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn't sacrifice stretchability for stiffness.

on the site of what was the first operating synthetic tire-rubber plant in the United States, according to Mark Smale, Bridgestone Executive Director of Core Polymer Science. The industry has ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science created a new design that seems to ...

Overall, up to 200 different ingredients go into a tire. These include synthetic rubber polymers like butadiene and halobutyl rubber. As many as 30 synthetic rubbers may be added. In the end ...

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone, DNA ...

The output of polymer-based paints and varnishes added 9.8% this January and totaled 88,400 metric tons MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. Synthetic rubber production in primary forms soared by 14.2% ...