Polymers are an important class of materials with vast arrays of physical and chemical
properties and have been widely used in many applications and industrial products …

In this article, we review recent advances in elastomer degradation, focusing on four
fundamental mechanisms: thermal degradation, ozone degradation, thermo-oxidative …

Polymer materials are multiscale systems by definition. Already the description of a single
macromolecule involves a multitude of scales, and cooperative processes in polymer …

Predicting the glass transition temperature (T g) is of critical importance as it governs the
thermomechanical performance of conjugated polymers (CPs). Here, we report a predictive …

Smart anti-impact materials are desirable for personal protection and industrial security.
However, they often suffer from poor performance control and inherent stability issues. Here …

The battle against the COVID-19 pandemic counters the waste management system, as
billions of single-use face masks are used per day all over the world. Proper disposal of …

Cross-linking is known to play a pivotal role in the relaxation dynamics and mechanical
properties of thermoset polymers, which are commonly used in structural applications …

Epoxy thermosets are often exposed to high humidity environments in various applications,
undergoing reversible and irreversible degradation depending on the environment. This …

Polymers with exceptional heat resistance are critically valuable in numerous domains,
particularly as essential components of flexible organic light-emitting diodes. Among these …

This work presents a framework governing the development of an efficient, accurate, and
transferable coarse-grained (CG) model of a polyether material. The framework combines …