Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Hydrogels are formed by crosslinking polymer chains — through physical, ionic or covalent interactions — and are well known for their ...

A 2D mechanically interlocked polymer mimicking chainmail shows high flexibility and stiffness, offering promise for ...

By imitating the structure of a protein ... the formation of dimeric complexes between the UPy units of adjacent polymer chains — thus enhancing the ability of the material to recover to ...

The alkanes are a homologous series with a structure based ... forces between the long chains compared with smaller simple molecules. This means that polymers have a higher melting point than ...