Recently a company called Z-Polymers introduced its new Tullomer FDM filament that comes with a lofty bullet list of purported properties that should give materials like steel, aluminium, and various …read more

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Metal food and drink cans are commonly coated with epoxy films made from phenolic polymers produced from bisphenol A (BPA). It is well established that residual BPA monomer migrates into can contents during processing and storage. While a number of studies have reported BPA concentrations in foods f …

Azobenzenes are iconic photochromic molecules whose reversible light-induced E–Z isomerization underpins decades of applications in dyes, polymers, molecular switches, and therapeutic agents. Beyond this hallmark, their potential as synthetic building blocks has only recently emerged. In particular, the reactivity of azobenzenes with alkynes is unveiling a new frontier in heterocycle synthesis. Under metal-catalyzed, photocatalytic, or thermal conditions, these transformations provide streamlined access to indazoles, cinnolines, carbazoles, and related nitrogen heterocycles relevant to pharmaceuticals and materials science. This review discusses how distinct activation modes, transition-metal catalysis, photoredox processes, and thermal pathways enable divergent outcomes from common precursors, repositioning azobenzenes from passive chromophores to active scaffolds for functional molecular architectures.

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Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe interview Dr. Mike Zimmerman, founder and CEO fo Z-Polymers and gain insight into the company's high-performance fibers and filaments. The post Building a New Structural Polymer Platform:An Interview with Z-Polymers’ Mike Zimmerman appeared on Fabbaloo.

The Lowell lab spinning Tullomer, a PFAS-free super-polymer that claims four times the strength of PEEK.

Arylazopyrazoles (AAPs) are a rapidly emerging class of photoswitches, which stand out due to their distinct absorption maxima of the E- and Z-isomers, the highly Z- or E-isomer-rich photo stationary ...

Recently a company called Z-Polymers introduced its new Tullomer FDM filament that comes with a lofty bullet list of purported properties that should give materials like steel, aluminium, and various …read more

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A new high-performance filament called Tullomer could become interesting for industrial FDM 3D printing. The material presented by Z-Polymers is said to offer properties that can compete with metallic materials and established high-performance polymers.…

Ein neues Hochleistungsfilament mit dem Namen Tullomer könnte für den industriellen FDM-3D-Druck interessant werden. Das von Z-Polymers vorgestellte Material soll Eigenschaften bieten, die mit metallischen Werkstoffen und etablierten…

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The Z variant (Glu342Lys) causes alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) to self-assemble into polymer chains that accumulate within hepatocytes, causing liver disease and exposing a cryptic epitope recognized by the 2C1 monoclonal antibody (mAb). They can be blocked by the small molecule GSK716 (‘716) that stabilizes an intermediate on the polymerization pathway. We have characterized 23 mutants of AAT in a cellular model to establish: (a) their ability to form intracellular polymers, (b) whether polymer formation could be prevented by ‘716, and (c) whether the polymers expose the 2C1 cryptic epitope. Most of the variants, including Mprocida (Leu41Pro), Mherleen (Pro369Leu), Mduarte (Asp256Val), Lfrankfurt (Pro255Thr), Yorzinuovi (Pro391His), Mwurzburg (Pro369Ser), and p.289S accumulated as intracellular polymers. Eleven formed polymers that were resistant to ‘716, including Mprocida, Mmalton (ΔPhe51), Lfrankfurt, Mduarte, S (Glu264Val), Mherleen, and Yorzinuovi. The ‘716 resistant mutants localize to a region of the AAT molecule separate from the binding site of the small molecule and form polymers that are less well recognized by the 2C1 mAb. They are fully recognized by a novel 8A7 mAb that we developed to have a broader specificity. Our data suggest that individuals with these mutations are unlikely to benefit from treatment with ‘716 or its derivatives.

Recently a company called Z-Polymers introduced its new Tullomer FDM filament that comes with a lofty bullet list of purported properties that should give materials like steel, aluminium, and vario…

The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America has chosen Nuream and Z-Polymers for its Product Accelerator, aiming to fast-track innovations in textile technology.