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Sustainable valorization of organic solid wastes: macromolecular humic acid-stabilized cinnamon essential oil emulsions with enhanced antibacterial properties 有机固体废物的可持续增值:具有增强抗菌性能的大分子腐植酸稳定肉桂精油乳剂
4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01231-z
Zhimin Duan, Liu Yang, Z M WANG, Zhanming Liang, Lanlan Wang, Qiqi Huang, Song Wang, Xiaodong Ye, Zeng Lh, Liangzhi Hong
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PJ ZEON Award for outstanding papers in Polymer Journal 2025 PJ ZEON颁发的杰出论文在聚合物杂志2025年
IF 2.7 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-06-05 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01163-8
Keiji Tanaka Editor-in-Chief
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Synthesis and functions of π-conjugated poly(acetylene)s and poly(aryleneethynylene)s with controlled higher-order structures 可控高阶结构π共轭聚乙炔和聚苯乙烯的合成及功能
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01190-5
Fumio Sanda
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Synthesis and functions of π-conjugated poly(acetylene)s and poly(aryleneethynylene)s with controlled higher-order structures 可控高阶结构π共轭聚乙炔和聚苯乙烯的合成及功能
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01190-5
Fumio Sanda
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Noncovalently polymer-grafted carbon nanotube-enhanced PEDOT: PSS composite films: electrical properties and electrically driven actuation 非共价聚合物接枝碳纳米管增强PEDOT: PSS复合薄膜:电学性能和电驱动驱动
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-11 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01184-3
Zhu Mingze, Eisuke Honda, Norio Tsubokawa, Takeshi Yamauchi
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Noncovalently polymer-grafted carbon nanotube-enhanced PEDOT: PSS composite films: electrical properties and electrically driven actuation 非共价聚合物接枝碳纳米管增强PEDOT: PSS复合薄膜:电学性能和电驱动驱动
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-11 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01184-3
Zhu Mingze, Eisuke Honda, Norio Tsubokawa, Takeshi Yamauchi
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Synthesis and characterization of intrinsically stretchable naphthalene–diimide-based multiblock semiconducting copolymers with systematically tuned polyisobutene segments 具有系统调谐聚异丁烯段的固有可拉伸萘-二亚胺基多嵌段半导体共聚物的合成和表征
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-08 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01173-6
Megumi Matsuda, Naoki Matsuda, Yudai Hemmi, Rin Kobayashi, Teruma Mikata, Taichi Takahashi, He Sun, Tomoyuki Koganezawa, Hiroyuki Matsui, Tomoya Higashihara
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Synthesis and characterization of intrinsically stretchable naphthalene–diimide-based multiblock semiconducting copolymers with systematically tuned polyisobutene segments 具有系统调谐聚异丁烯段的固有可拉伸萘-二亚胺基多嵌段半导体共聚物的合成和表征
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-08 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01173-6
Megumi Matsuda, Naoki Matsuda, Yudai Hemmi, Rin Kobayashi, Teruma Mikata, Taichi Takahashi, He Sun, Tomoyuki Koganezawa, Hiroyuki Matsui, Tomoya Higashihara
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Feasible analytical protocol for residual polymers in culture medium after biodegradation testing 生物降解试验后培养基中残余聚合物的可行分析方案
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-08 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01187-0
Yuta Sawanaka, Junko Torii, Yuya Tachibana, Ken-ichi Kasuya
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Feasible analytical protocol for residual polymers in culture medium after biodegradation testing 生物降解试验后培养基中残余聚合物的可行分析方案
IF 3.1 4区 化学
Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2026-05-08 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-026-01187-0
Yuta Sawanaka, Junko Torii, Yuya Tachibana, Ken-ichi Kasuya
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