New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to tackle part of the growing recycling crisis by engineering a method that breaks down multilayer polymers. Multilayer plastic materials are ...

Flexible plastics that turn mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could spur the development of self-powered sensors and devices. The shrinking dimensions and decreased power consumption of ...

Laminates or multilayer polymer films are used for a wide range of industrial applications including food and consumer product packaging. Multilayer films used for packaging have a complex composition ...

A range of industries use multilayer polymer films. For example, polymer laminates are employed in food packaging not only to protect food, but also to prolong shelf life and preserve flavors and ...

Dr. Zhe Qiang, an associate professor in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern ...

Dr. Zhe Qiang, an associate professor in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering, received a Scialog Fellowship award ...

Multilayered polymer composites can outperform neat polymers in terms of mechanical and chemical properties, so they have been widely used in additive manufacturing (AM) and polymer packaging.

In this work, multilayer co-extrusion is used to produce polymer films having up to several thousand alternating layers. The number of individual layers in the films is controlled by the number of ...

Ionising irradiation is increasingly employed in the sterilisation and preservation of polymer films used in food packaging and medical devices. Research has shown that gamma, electron-beam, and X‐ray ...

One of the most overlooked, but important performance characteristics of a capacitor used in power circuits is its equivalent series resistance (ESR). ESR determines the capacitor's I 2 R heating ...

Quantic, which is backed by Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Paktron, a maker of multilayer polymer film capacitors. No financial terms were disclosed. LYNCHBURG, Va., September 2, 2021 — ...