Industrial perspective, materials science

Sanguansri, P., Augustin, M. A. (2006). Nanoscale materials development — a food industry perspective. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 17, 547-556. 

Conductive Polymers is a new field in materials science utilizing the unique electronic properties of a class of easily synthesized polymers with the predominant property of high and controllable conductivity. Written from the perspective of an industrial polymer chemist, this entry reviews the search for processible CPs and covers the synthesis, properties emanating from their conductivity, and applications with emphasis on the processing of these polymers for various commercial applications. 

These fields are all very exciting, and provide new perspective and inspiration to the life science and materials science communities, both academic and industrial. 

Bill Baker rose from a bright graduate of Princeton to one of the most revered men in American science and industry. He retired as Chairman of the Board of AT T Bell Laboratories in 1980. He worked with Charles P. Smyth at Princeton on the dielectric properties of organic crystals. He joined Bell Laboratories in 1939, after he received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry, and quickly applied his deep knowledge of dielectrics to problems in polymer science. His solid state perspective on polymers helped Bell Labs to become the pre-eminent research center in the world in condensed matter materials science. 

Materials science is an area of national priority from both a scientiEc and economic perspective. The development of new materials is the basis of many emerging high-technology industries (e.g., semiconductors and ceramics) as well as a key element in the transformation of traditional industries (e.g., automotive and plastics). In 1991, the American Chemical Society (ACS) recognized the importance of materials science and the central role of materials chemistry by establishing the Materials Chemistry Secretariat (MTLS). The MTLS provides a forum for 14 member ACS divisions to present work in the interdiscipU-nary field of materials chemistry. 

Various types of amphiphilic water-soluble polymers have been a focus of considerable interest over the past decade from both scientific and practical perspectives. The scientific interests are derived from their molecular selforganization phenomena, which are relevant to biological polymer systems and to their nanoscopic molecular frameworks as a basis of materials science. Practical interests stem from their usefulness in a variety of applications, such as polymeric surfactants, emulsifiers, solubilizers, associative thickeners, rheology modifiers, flocculants, and colloid stabilizers. These applications are particularly important in such industries as paint, coating, printing, paper, ceramic, drug, and cosmetic or personal care goods [1-3]. In addition, these water-based polymers have become more important than ever as environmentally friendly materials. 

A. A. Chuikot and his co-workers developed fundamentals of modem surface chemistry of ultra-dispersed solids, new types of functional nanomaterials, and founded a new direction in pharmacology based on nanomaterials. His compre-hensive creative activity was characterized by deep intuition and understanding of new and perspective directions in chemical science. Many of his projects led to industrial materials production. 

Bio-based Packaging Materials for the Food Industry Status and Perspectives, Weber, C. J., Ed. Department of Dairy and Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University Denmark, 2000. 

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From the perspective of the separation sciences, further refinement of RPC and HIC techniques can be expected to continue unabated due to their importance at the research as well as industrial levels. The development of synthetic RPC and HIC sorbents with tailored selectivities and greater stability over wider pH ranges can be readily envisioned. Alternatively, existing technologies for the surface modification of support materials will be adapted, such as the recent study with controlled pore glasses chemically coated with A-isopropylacrylamide copolymers for the HIC separation of proteins [430], Because both RPC and HIC... 

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