bottles are made of a synthetic polymer, polyethylene terephthalate. The plastic kits and covers are mostly made of synthetic polymers like polythene,...

spectrum of properties, both synthetic and natural polymers play essential and ubiquitous roles in everyday life. Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics...

polymers and water. Often polymers are classified according to their origin: biopolymers synthetic polymers inorganic polymers Biopolymers are the structural...

sequence analysis of synthetic polymers differ from the sequence analysis of biopolymers (e. g. DNA or proteins). Synthetic polymers are produced by chain-growth...

Polymer science or macromolecular science is a subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics and...

artificial polymers. The method of phase inversion is highly dependent on the type of polymer used and the solvent used to dissolve the polymer. Phase inversion...

ill patients. Membrane List of synthetic polymers Reverse Osmosis Nanofiltration Ultrafiltration Microfiltration Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (Eolss):...

semisynthetic methods that use naturally occurring polymers, and synthetic methods that use polymer-based materials, and even minerals such as metals to...

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics...

Synthetic ice is a solid polymer material designed for skating using normal metal-bladed ice skates. Rinks are constructed by interlocking panels. Synthetic...

chewing gums are considered polymers. This list contains both chewing gum and bubblegum. Key: Bubble gum Gum industry List of confectionery brands "Chewing...

biomass, and inorganic salts. These polymers are found both naturally and synthetically made, and largely consist of ester, amide, and ether functional...

imide-based polymers have a high proportion of aromatic structures in the main chain and belong to the class of thermally stable polymers. Such polymers contain...

difference between biopolymers and synthetic polymers can be found in their structures. All polymers are made of repetitive units called monomers. Biopolymers...

examples of macromolecules are synthetic polymers (plastics, synthetic fibers, and synthetic rubber), graphene, and carbon nanotubes. Polymers may be prepared...

Alla (1996), Synthetic polymers: technology, properties, applications, Springer, ISBN 978-0-412-71040-7 Kent, James A. (2006), Handbook of Industrial Chemistry...

to create its respective form of polymer. The polymerization of one kind of monomer gives a homopolymer. Many polymers are copolymers, meaning that they...

of a superabsorbent polymer can reach the order of 1000:1. Superabsorbent polymers for water are frequently polyelectrolytes. Superabsorbent polymers...

recognized as the "father" of synthetic polymer chemistry. Beginning in 1933, Marvel began studying olefin/sulfur dioxide polymers, determining their structure...

In polymer science, star-shaped polymers are the simplest class of branched polymers with a general structure consisting of several (at least three) linear...

Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers with amide backbones, usually linking aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups. Nylons are white or colorless and soft;...

such as solvents, detergents, and adhesives. Olefins are the basis for polymers and oligomers used in plastics, resins, fibers, elastomers, lubricants...

chemicals are grouped into the following categories. Synthetic coagulated or concentrated latices: Polymers such as butadiene-styrene, polyvinyl acetate, polyethylene...

exist synthetic polymers and biopolymers. Synthetic polymers are artificially manufactured, and are commonly referred to as industrial polymers. Biopolymers...

Styrene-butadiene or styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) describe families of synthetic rubbers derived from styrene and butadiene (the version developed by...

Polymers are chainlike molecules that are made of the same repetition unit. With a few exceptions such as proteins, a polymer consists of a mix of molecules...

force. The adhesion coefficient of real gecko setae is typically 8~16. In the first developments of synthetic setae, polymers like polyimide, polypropylene...

to form the polymer is usually a compound of several elements among carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and silicon. Elastomers are amorphous polymers maintained...

Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer (polyacrylonitrile) with an average molecular weight of ~100,000, about 1900 monomer units. For...

of materials science stem from the four main classes of materials: ceramics, metals, polymers and composites. Ceramic engineering Metallurgy Polymer science...