Chemists Crack Decades-Old Polymer Puzzle

Chemists at the University of Liverpool have made a breakthrough in polymer science by using mechanochemistry to understand how polymer chains in solution respond to sudden changes in solvent flow. This discovery has significant implications for various areas of physical sciences and industrial processes such as oil recovery and photovoltaics manufacturing. The researchers plan to further expand their method to accurately predict flow behavior in different polymer-solvent-flow conditions.