Polymer science and technology, applications

J. P. Eouassier and J. E. Rabak, eds.. Lasers in Polymer Science and Technology Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., 1989. 

Lasers in polymer science and technology applications, vol I-IV. CRC, Boca Raton... 

Lasers in Polymer Science and Technology Applications, ed. J.P.Fouassier and J.F.Rabek, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, FI., 1990, Vols. I and II. 

Owen, M.J., Surface chemistry and applications. In Clarson, S.J. and Semiyen, J.A. (Eds.), Siloxane Polymers, Polymer Science and Technology Series. PTR Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1993, pp. 309-372. 

Andrew Peacock is a Development Associate with Tredegar Film Products, Richmond, Virginia. Previously he worked as a Senior Research Chemist with Exxon Chemical Company, Baytown, Texas. Publications include the Handbook of Polyethylene - Structures, Properties and Applications , nine patents in the field of polymer science, and numerous journal articles. Dr. Peacock received a B. Sc. in Chemistry from the University of London, England, an M. Sc. in Polymer Science and Technology from Lancaster University, England and a Ph. D. in Chemistry from the University of Southampton, England. 

In polymer science and technology, linear, branched and crosslinked structures are usually distinguished. For crosslinked polymers, insolubility and lack of fusibility are considered as characteristic properties. However, insoluble polymers are not necessarily covalently crosslinked because insolubility and infusibility may be also caused by extremely high molecular masses, strong inter-molecular interaction via secondary valency forces or by the lack of suitable solvents. For a long time, insolubility was the major obstacle for characterization of crosslinked polymers because it excluded analytical methods applicable to linear and branched macromolecules. In particular, the most important structural characteristic of crosslinked polymers, the crosslink density, could mostly be determined by indirect metho ds only [ 1 ], or was expressed relatively by the fraction of crosslinking monomers used in the synthesis. 

Quirk, R. P, Anionic Polymerization, in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th ed., Vol. 14, pp. 461-476, Wiley, New York, 1995 Applications of Anionic Polymerization Research, Am. Chem. Soc. Symp. Ser., Vol. 686, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1998 Anionic Polymerization, in Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology (online version), Wiley-VCH, New York, 2002. 

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Ansell RA (2005) Applications of MIPs as antibody mimics in immunoassays. In Yan M, Ramstrom O (eds) Molecularly imprinted polymers science and technology. Marcel Dekker, New York... 

For applications in the form of solid sections, the enhancement of stiffness and strength is also important, but other properties such as the reduced permeability to gases and solvents, and the improved thermal stability can also play an important role. It is now a considerable challenge to capitalise on an extremely innovative area of polymer science and technology. 

R. Kirschbaum, J. L. J. van Dingenen, Advances in gel spinning technology and Dyneema fibre applications . Integration of polymer science and technology, 3 Rolduc Conf. Elsevier Amsterdam (1988). 

High energy radiation exists under many forms, but the most important types for the potential applications they have in polymer science and technology are X-rays and gamma rays on the one hand, and accelerated electrons on the other. The recent development of swift ion beam accelerators that induce reactions exhibiting some common features with widespread radiation treatments cited at first will be also accounted for. 

Solomon, B. A. Colton, C. K. Friedman, L. 1. Castino, F. Wiltbank, T. B. Martin, D. M. "Microporous Membrane Filtration for Continuous-Flow Plasmapheresis" In Ultrafiltration Membranes and Applications Vol. 3 of Polymer Science and Technology Cooper, A. R., Ed. Henum Press New York, N.Y., 1980, pp 489-505. Zydney, A. L. "Cross-flow membrane plasmapheresis an analysis of flux and hemolysis PhD Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. 

Further applications of flash polymerization in microflow systems will hopefully appear in the field of polymer science and technology in the future. 

Blatt, W.F. et al. "Solute Polarization and Cake Formation in Membran Ultrafiltration Causes Consequences and Control Techniques," Ultrafiltration Membranes and Applications, Polymer Science and Technology, Volume 13. 

The last chapter closes the circle with the previous volume which dealt with commercial processes and products. Together both volumes represent an overall cross-section of the improvements of existing processes and modifications of products as well as of new polymers and novel polymerization reactions, candidates of the future polymer industry. Polymer science and technology are young and diversifying, and the polymer industry will maintain its growth and expand into new fields of applications. 

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