We are surrounded by polymers: Whether it’s to prepare a meal, use computer keyboards and mousepads, or step onto a new playground,<br> you’ll encounter a plastic product made of polymers. Owing to the extraordinary range of properties accessible in polymeric materials, they play an essential and ubiquitous role in everyday life – from plastics and elastomers on the one hand to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins that are essential for life on the other.<br> <br> This desktop and library reference book provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the materials, manufacture, structure and architecture, properties, processing, and applications of withing the field of polymers. The book offers a unique mix of theory and application,<br> the essential personal reference for anyone studying or working within the field of polymers.

Polymers in Industry from A to Z