Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, has co-authored a review on natural ...

Recently, the stretchability of ionogels has attracted considerable attention. This is attributed to its essential role in ...

That's when Charles Goodyear accidentally discovered that heating natural rubber ... between the strand-like rubber molecules. This crosslinking process creates a polymer network, transforming ...

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone, DNA ...

The polymer is the first of its kind, and extremely strong. It has 5 times more crack resistance and 2.5 times more abrasion resistance than natural rubber, which is known for its durability.

After a 3.5 percent year-on-year increase last year, global natural rubber production is set to increase only marginally in 2025, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.

Properties of natural rubber but processed like other plastics, flexible and stretchy Excellent weather resistance and shock absorption, long-lasting, used on wires, grips on handles and seals ...

Narrator: Have you ever wondered why all car tires you see are black? It wasn't always like this. When automakers first started using rubber tires, they were white, the color of natural rubber.