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Marijn R Meijer is a part time PhD student at the Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. The object of his research is macro-micro thinking using stracture-property relations. He took a MSc in Chemical Engineering Science and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Chemistry and The Science of Public Understanding at The University of Twente. He is a teacher in both subjects for 11 years in secondary (high) school. He participates in several innovative projects related to recent developments on the chemistry curriculum in The Netherlands. 

Both low molecular weight materials [145] and polymers [146,147] can show liquid crystallinity. In the case of polymers, it frequently occurs in very stiff chains such as the Kevlars and other aromatic polyamides. It can also occur with flexible chains, however, and it is these flexible chains in the elastomeric state that are the focus of the present discussion. One reason such liquid-crystalline elastomers are of particular interest is the fact that (i) they can be extensively deformed (as described for elastomers throughout this chapter), (ii) the deformation produces alignment of the chains, and (iii) alignment of the chains is central to the formation of liquid-crystalline phases. Because of fascinating properties related to their novel structures, liquid-crystalline elastomers have been the subject of numerous studies, as described in several detailed reviews [148-150]. The purpose here will be to mention some typical elastomers exhibiting liquid crystallinity, to describe some of their properties, and to provide interpretations of some of these properties in molecular terms. 

Part II deals with the subject of molecular structure-property relations. It addresses many of the search problems raised in the development of new products, and forms the intellectual core of the science behind product engineering. 

The crossed array designs have two important properties, related to the methods of analysis described above. First, these designs enable independent estimation of all design by noise factor interactions that is, interactions involving one design factor and one noise factor (Shoemaker et al., 1991). Thus they are well suited to the response model analysis. Second, they provide a fair comparison of the design factor combinations, by subjecting them to identical noise conditions. 

Cassoux et al. (1991) note that The occurrence of several phases for this compound complicates its study . While die separation of concomitantly crystallizing phases may have been an experimental compUcation in dieir particular study, we beUeve diat die existence of polymorphs greatly facilitates the study of structure-property relations, since all chemical parameters are constant among polymorphs of a particular substance and differences in properties can be related directly to differences in structure. Chapter 6 is devoted to diis subject. 

Our task is to find approximate solutions to the time-independent Schrodinger equation (Eq. (2)) subject to the Pauli antisymmetry constraints of many-electron wave functions. Once such an approximate solution has been obtained, we may extract from it information about the electronic system and go on to compute different molecular properties related to experimental observations. Usually, we must explore a range of nuclear configurations in our calculations to determine critical points of the potential energy surface, or to include the effects of vibrational and rotational motions on the calculated properties. For properties related to time-dependent perturbations (e.g., all interactions with radiation), we must determine the time development of the... 

Of properties, related to the subject of this book, the following specifications can be quoted with respect to PVC homopolymer (all—the minimum property values) ... 

When faced with the problem of selecting a plastic for a given purpose, a design engineer must be concerned with the properties of the material, the ease of processing or fabrication, the behavior under the environmental conditions to which the product will be subjected (i.e., the thermal range) and, of course, the economic factors. Each problem has to be treated as a specific case, and familiarity with structure-property relations aids the selection. The illustrations are limited to two widely differing aspects. 

The systematic study of struemre-property relations provides an vmderstanding of many of the fundamentals of the subject and can lead to quick dividends, as shown by the following example of the advanced art of fiber engineering. 

Typical use cases for FDMU always arise when several different physical effects appear on the tight space of a product. One such example is the passenger car, wherein the comfort of a living room is anticipated, which is affected by many vehicle-related as well as environmental influences. A central component of comfort optimization is the vehicle acoustics, which is considered in the complex NVH (noise, vibrations, harshness). While noise and vibration can be determined by appropriate experimental methods, harshness is a subjective property, and reflects human subjective impressions [27]. The psychoacoustic characteristics of a vehicle are a decisive factor for almost every buyer of premium cars. 

The structure-property relations of coUoidal aggregates concern very different technical and scientific issues. Accordingly, this book aims at a widespread readership (e.g. colloidal scientists, process engineers, developers of particle measurement techniques, or toxicologists), whose scientific expertise and specific interest on this subject may vary considerably. For this reason, the book is divided into four main chapters ... 

Each material that we come in contact with has its own special properties. Some are hard while others are soft. Some things are heavy and others are light. Some materials feel warm while others feel cold. These subjective properties are related to the intrinsic physical properties of material which can be defined and measured on an appropriate scale. Some of these properties are listed in Table 1-1. 

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