CAMPUS database

Figure 16.3 Comparison of flexural modulus of CaCOs filled PP with unfilled polymers to convert psi into Pa multiply by 6895. (Replotted data from CAMPUS database courtesy of Dr. S.K. Dey, Sonoco Corp.)...

The data in the CAMPUS database has been obtained with uniform, standardized test methods as descriribed in ISO 10350, ISO 11403-1, and ISO 11403-2. CAMPUS is distributed free of charge to customers directly from the resin manufacturers. In fact, CAMPUS data from a number of resin suppliers can be downloaded from their websites at no cost. CAMPUS is available in five languages English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian [102]. Some of the data in this chapter are actually from this database. 

A number of material suppliers offer information on their products on electronic devices (floppy discs, CDs, etc.) for use on personal computers. An important one, called Campus, is a database concept started by four German material manufacturers who use a uniform software. This database, initially developed jointly by BASF, Bayer, Hoechst, and Hulls, provided for other manufacturers to join. The present consortium has more than 50 materials suppliers worldwide. It is given in the form of diskettes in German, English, French, Italian, or Spanish. Each diskette contains the uniform test and evaluation program and the range of the respective material producers. It runs on IBM-compatible personal computers under the MS-DOS operating system. 

In order to understand the possibilities of these two databases, a comparison can be made of a central database like Polymat and Campus. The Polymat central database provides the following (1) all the products of the various firms represented are included (2) the search is independent of the manufacturers and can be performed for all the products of all the manufacturers (3) available are not only the values contained in the list of basic values but other data specified in such standards as DIN, ASTM, and BS (although a search can nevertheless be confined to products whose data conform to the list of basic values) (4) the information is presented only once and is then maintained centrally and (5) a selection can be made between a greater number of materials and manufacturers. 

The manufacturers database, Campus, provides use that is free of charge and no charges for data transmission. The actual value of the table of basic values described in Campus lies in its effect on the standardization and streamlining of testing. In the long term, the nonparticipants in the material market will not be able to remain outside this development. 

CAMPUS, the plastics database CAMPUS is an internationally known database software for plastic materials, developed by close cooperation with leading plastics producing companies. It is available worldwide from leading material suppliers. More than 50 plastics producers are participants of CAMPUS. Information about the latest list of participants and distribution addresses can be found at the CAMPUS homepage http //www.CAMPUSplastics.com/. This web site also includes extensive information about the data content of CAMPUS and links to the participants web sites. It is important to emphasize that only CAMPUS participants distribute CAMPUS diskettes. Each plastic producer distributes his own diskette to his customers without charge. 

CAMPUS uses a uniform database structure and uniform interface for all participating suppliers, with frequent updates of the property data. It allows preselection or screening of materials, suitable for specific applications, from a worldwide range of commercial plastics, while continuously being developed further with respect to its properties base. CAMPUS is based on two international standards for comparable data, that use meaningful properties based on unambiguous selection of specimen types... 

MCBase, the CAMPUS merge database distributed by M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH,... 

MCBase offers the possibility to load the original CAMPUS data of different suppliers from version 3.0 and higher into one database, which allows direct comparison. It has been developed in close cooperation with the CAMPUS consortium. For more information see http //www.m-base.de/. MCBase is user friendly and offers extremely efficient handling of material data. All CAMPUS options are available define search profiles define and sort tables print tables and data sheets curve overlay scatter plots. In addition MCBase 4.1 offers search in curves search for comparable grades text search update via Internet calculation of simulation parameters. A French version of MCBase is available from the distribution agent in France. 

Materia] Selector Access to (1) GE Select, a comprehensive database in Microsoft Windows format of the family of GE polymers which allows users to sort for the GE product families and grades of materials that will best meet the specified property ranges, and (2) CAMPUS, a worldwide database for plastic materials with uniform global protocol for acquiring and comparing data on competitive plastic materials. 

CAMPUS , the database of Bayer plastic properties can also be downloaded from this web page. 

CAMPUS 4.0 A downloadable database program to search for specific resins. 

The CAMPUS Plastics Database, covering some 40 manufacturers grades of materials, provides data to a standard format in accordance with ISO 10350 [11] and ISO 11403 [12]. It is available from participating manufacturers and through www.campusplastics.com. Singlepoint properties listed include creep modulus after 1 h and 1,000 h and thermal expansion. Multi-point data listed include creep modulus at five temperatures. The CAMPUS website provides addresses and telephone numbers from which data to the agreed format may be obtained, and links to some manufacturers websites directly. 

Because of reasons mentioned above the preparation, the dimensions, and the pretreatment of the test specimen have been standardized (DIN standard or ASTM standard). The important characteristic values of technical polymers are listed in databases (Campus, Polymat). 

To ensure that students generate reliable and publishable data, CASPiE has developed a network of instruments that can be accessed and controlled remotely over the Internet. If the necessary instruments are not available on their own campuses, students mail their samples to the instrument site and can then log in to set the parameters and run the experiment themselves. Data are continually updated by students at participating institutions via a database and internet communication. 

In practice, the complete viscosity functions are often not specified for polymer melts. Instead, the melt flow rate (MFR) and/or the melt volumetric rate (MVR) is used. These parameters specify how much polymer mass and/or volume will flow out of a normalized flow channel within a specific period (e. g [cm3/10 min]) when subjected to stress (see DIN EN ISO 113, ASTM D1238). Low-viscosity, easily flowing polymers have high MFR or MVI values, while high viscosity/slow flowing polymers have low MFR or MVI values. These values are listed e.g. in plastics databases such as CAMPUS [3],... 

E-mail Address info ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Web Address www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software for analyzing genome data and disseminates biomedical information. It is part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

Once you have a general topic (and perhaps have some research questions in mind), your next step is familiarizing yourself with the school or public library where you may do all or part of your research. Most college libraries today have both print and electronic resources to offer researchers, as well as access to the Internet. Your library most likely has an online central information system, which may include a catalog of its holdings, a number of selected databases, gateways to other libraries, and other kinds of resources. With appropriate computer connections, this system may be accessed from other places on or off campus, which is handy for those times when you cannot be in the library. 

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world s largest biomedical library containing nearly 6 million books, reports, journals, photographs, manuscripts, and computer images.Located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, this national resource houses material on the topics of medicine, healthcare, and biomedical technology. Information on physical, life, and social sciences is also a part of the NLM. In addition to storing this immense collection of medical literature, the NLM operates more than 40 online databases,the most popular of which is MEDLINE, the world s largest up-to-date online collection of biomedical... 

ICDD, The Powder Diffraction File, Database of the International Center for Diffraction Data, Sets 1-49 and 70-86, ICDD, 12 Campus Boulevard, Newton Square, Pennsylvania 19073-3273, USA, 1999. 

A Middle East Virtual Campus should be established to facihtate exchanges of ideas among Middle East scientists. Web-based resources are needed, including a directory of laboratory equipment and expertise plus weblinks connecting to freely available databases and software. 

Chemie Wirtschaftsforderungs-GmbH Campus the plastics database (2008), http //www.campusplastics.com/... 

Atomic Mass Data Center — Collects and evaluates high-precision data on masses of individual isotopes and maintains a comprehensive database. Address C.S.N.S.M (1N2P3-CNRS), Batiment 108, F-91405 Orsay Campus, France [www.nndc.bnl.gov/amdcj. 

This chapter introduces biomolecular structures from a hioinformatics perspective, with special emphasis on the sequences that are contained in three-dimensional structures. The major goal of this chapter is to inform the reader about the contents of structure database records and how they are treated, and sometimes mistreated, by popular software programs. This chapter does not cover the computational processes used by structural scientists to obtain three-dimensional structures, nor does it discuss the hner points of comparative protein architecture. Several excellent monographs regarding protein architecture and protein structure determination methods are already widely available and often found in campus bookstores (e.g., Branden and Tooze, 1999). 

Computer network and database management systems are supporting systems for CIMS. The computer network consists of a number of computers (called nodes in the network) and network devices, as well as network software. It is used to connect different computers together to enable the communication of data between different computers. The computer network can be classified as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). LAN normally means a restricted area network, such as in a building, factory, or campus. WAN means a much wider area network, across a city or internationally. Network technology is developing rapidly. The Internet concept has changed manu-... 

It would be useful to sort grades according to price, so the cheapest grade that meets the requirements heads the list. However, the prices of plastics fluctuate with the price of oil (Chapter 2) and CAMPUS does not give prices. It indicates whether a grade is suitable for a particular process, but the database neither indicates the cheapest process route, nor gives the cost of the manufactured product. 

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