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The NIH has set up a consortium called the Molecular Libraries Screening Center Network (MLSCN), which performs HTS on assays provided by the research community. It currently has more than 100,000 chemically diverse compounds. This is an initiative of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap, which also has another two components Cheminformatics and Technology Development. The aim is to generate a comprehensive database of chemical compounds and their bioactivities to enhance the capability for the development of new drug entities. 

An entirely new concept was iatroduced iato mbber technology with the idea of "castable" elastomers, ie, the use of Hquid, low molecular-weight polymers that could be linked together (chain-extended) and cross-linked iato mbbery networks. This was an appealing idea because it avoided the use of heavy machinery to masticate and mix a high viscosity mbber prior to mol ding and vulcanization. In this development three types of polymers have played a dominant role, ie, polyurethanes, polysulftdes, and thermoplastic elastomers. 

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