Advances in hydrogel technology have unlocked unique and valuable capabilities that are
being applied to a diverse set of translational applications. Hydrogels perform functions …

Microemulsions, as thermodynamically stable mixtures of oil, water, and surfactant, are
known and have been studied for more than 70 years. However, even today there are still …

Due to their distinctive molecular architecture, ABA triblock copolymers will undergo specific
self-assembly processes into various nanostructures upon introduction into a B-block …

MnO2 is a versatile, cost-effective transition metal oxide that has attracted interest in multiple
domains, including as an active cathode material or catalyst for electrochemical energy …

During the last decades, the number of vehicles per citizen as well as the traffic speed and
load has dramatically increased. This sudden and somehow unplanned overloading has …

The ability to trigger changes to material properties with external stimuli, so‐called “smart”
behavior, has enabled novel technologies for a wide range of healthcare applications …

Recent developments in the field of water-soluble polymers aimed at enhancing the
aqueous solution viscosity are reviewed. Classic and novel associating water-soluble …

For vitrimer systems obtained by dynamic cross-linking of polymer chains, incompatibility
effects between the cross-links and polymer backbone can lead to microphase separation …

Supramolecular polymer networks are three-dimensional structures of crosslinked
macromolecules connected by transient, non-covalent bonds; they are a fascinating class of …

Architectural coatings/paints play a very important role in our world, making our houses and
workplaces beautiful, comfortable, and energy-efficient. Polymeric components of coating …