The displacement of an activated leaving group in polymeric repeat units is a powerful method of postpolymerization modification. This strategy enables the synthesis of polymers otherwise unobtainable ...

A new composite material with passive cooling has been found to raise both the power and longevity of solar cells.

In this paper, the effectiveness of potassium poly-acrylate as an internal curing agent for improving the compressive strength of concrete is investigated. Concrete specimens designed to achieve a ...

At the heart of this gardening hack is the super absorbent gel found inside the lining of nappies. This gel, made from a compound called sodium polyacrylate, can soak up an impressive amount of water ...

This paper researched the adsorption properties of sodium polyacrylate (PAAS) to the copper (II) cation in wastewater, the adsorption effect of sodium polyacrylate were studied by the single factor ...

In this study, two monomers, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate and 2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate, were used to synthesize antimicrobial vitrimers with and without a transesterification catalyst and ...