Designing plastics that can be broken down easily after their use phase have often required a trade-off between stability and ...

A postfunctionalization strategy using blue LED light and an organophotoredox catalyst generates carbocation intermediates on polymer chains, enabling the incorporation of phosphonate esters. This ...

Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG ...

Chemists design biodegradable plastics inspired by nature, programming polymers to stay durable in use and break down safely ...