The modern world is filled with synthetic polymers, long-chained molecules designed by scientists to fill all manner of applications.
"Typically, in order to have one thermal behavior, we have to prepare a polymer for that specific application, and if you want to have another extreme of polymer behavior, then you have to prepare a completely different polymer," said co-author Hoyong Chung, an associate professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering."But now, through this work, we have a single type of polymer that can be quickly adapted with minimal interference for both jobs.
Every mixture has critical temperatures above or below which the components will completely dissolve into a solution, regardless of the concentration of the various components in the mixture.
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