Cationic polymerization represents a pivotal technique in modern polymer chemistry, enabling the synthesis of polymers via the formation of carbocationic intermediates. This mechanism is highly ...

Researchers at Cornell University have devised a new single-molecule microscopy method for studying polymers as they grow (Nat Chem. 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01363-2). “We see every monomer,” says ...

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Chemists grew the longest conductive polymer chains ever made on a surface, nearly one micrometer long, using a clean process that enables precise nanoribbons.

A recent article in Small presents a detailed investigation into the mechanisms behind the epitaxial growth of hexagonal ...