Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

High-level radioactive waste is accumulating at temporary storage locations around the
world and will eventually be placed in deep geological repositories. The waste forms and …

Vibrational spectroscopy has been widely used to investigate various structural aspects of
the glass network, and there are a plethora of papers reporting subtle but consistent …

In this study, we used ReaxFF reactive force field molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to
investigate the dynamics associated with reactivity at the sodium aluminosilicate (NAS) …

Photothermal atomic force microscopy coupled with infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) brings
significant value as a spatially resolved surface analysis technique for disordered oxide …

The surface resistivity of boroaluminosilicate display glasses, which may affect the
downstream display panel manufacturing, varies with the relative humidity (RH) of the …

Acid treatment of soda lime silica glass results in incongruent leaching of sodium from the
surface, with minimal dissolution of the silicate network or the other cationic network …

Glass for pharmaceutical packaging requires high chemical durability for the safe storage
and distribution of newly developed medicines. In borosilicate pharmaceutical glasses …

Aqueous corrosion of glass may result in the formation of an alteration layer in the glass
surface of which chemical composition and network structure are different from those of the …

Understanding the alteration mechanisms of nuclear glasses is paramount for safety
assessment of deep geological disposal of nuclear waste. This endeavor poses significant …