Polymers Get Organized

Polymers Get Organized

Bucknall and Anderson explain the organization of polymers. Polymers often behave like tangled spaghetti, but sometimes the sheer size of polymer molecules can make them organize into regular nanometer-scale structures. The key factors that affect the macroscopic behavior of polymers include chemica...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2003-12, Vol.302 (5652), p.1904-1905
Hauptverfasser: Bucknall, David G., Anderson, Harry L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Architecture
Axons
Block copolymers
Chemistry
Copolymers
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Epiphyses
Growth cones
Inhalants
Materials
Molecules
Neurons
Organic Chemistry
Perspectives
Polymers
Properties
Proteins
Spinal cord
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Zusammenfassung:Bucknall and Anderson explain the organization of polymers. Polymers often behave like tangled spaghetti, but sometimes the sheer size of polymer molecules can make them organize into regular nanometer-scale structures. The key factors that affect the macroscopic behavior of polymers include chemical composition, molecular architecture, and supramolecular architecture.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1091064