Polymers - 4 News by Fraunhofer-Institut IAP from Germany

Polymers - 4 News by Fraunhofer-Institut IAP from Germany

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Adhesive Comes Unglued on Command

Oxidation triggers debonding of mussel-inspired adhesive

23-Sep-2024 - Modern integrated microelectronic devices are often poorly repairable and difficult to recycle. Debondable adhesives play a key role in the transition to a circular economy with sustainable resources, less waste, and intelligent repair/recycling strategies. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a ...

polymers adhesives electrochemical oxidation
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Innovative plastic film material made from PLA bioplastic

Researchers receive the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 2024

14-Jun-2024 - Flexible, disposable plastic films used in shopping or garbage bags are made mainly from petroleum-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE). These films, however, come with a large carbon footprint and contribute to environmental pollution. A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer ...

polymers biopolyesters block copolymers
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Novel anion-conducting membranes for electrolysis

Cost-effective and environmentally friendly

24-Jul-2023 - How to produce hydrogen cost-effectively and sustainably is one of the central questions of the energy transition. Highly conductive membranes for electrolyzers are a key component of hydrogen technology. A research team at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, together with ...

polymers anion exchange membranes electrolysers
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4D printing: heat shrinks printed objects

Shrinkage behavior and curvatures can be precisely adjusted

02-Nov-2021 - Printed polymers that change shape once in a predefined way when heated? This is now possible thanks to a 4D printing technology developed in the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials CPM. The extent of the change in shape of the printed objects is drastic: they can shrink by up ...

polymers memory-shape polymers material developments

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