A New Polymer Phase (IMAGE)

Brown University

A New Polymer Phase

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Treating polylactic acid, a commonly used polymer material, with heat and pressure creates crystals and causes polymer strands to become more organized. Those changes could make the material more useful in medical applications.

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Mathiowitz lab / Brown University

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