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Polymer crossroads act as tiny reactors

by Nina Notman, RSC last modified 06-12-09 05:28 AM Copyright 2009, RSC
Polymer crossroads act as tiny reactors

Anzenbacher took his inspiration from the work of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, whose work is portrayed on the right © Nature Chemistry

Scientists in the US have taken inspiration from a Dutch painter to create ultrasmall chemical reactors at the junctions of overlapping polymer nanofibres. Their method could eventually be used for high throughput testing of new organic reactions - for as little as seven pence per reaction.

More: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2009/March/08030901.asp

 

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