Plastics and polymers

This text provides a unique, practical and comprehensive 'how to' introduction to plastic-to-plastic, non-permanent assemblies.

This is the first book to provide an in-depth presentation of photosensitive polyimides for electronic and photonic applications.

This is the first book to provide an in-depth presentation of photosensitive polyimides for electronic and photonic applications.

Provides coverage on the full range of topics associated with polyimides, including structure, polymer fundamentals, and product areas.

Provides coverage on the full range of topics associated with polyimides, including structure, polymer fundamentals, and product areas.

This work introduces the fundamental background necessary to understand polymer devolatilization.

This work introduces the fundamental background necessary to understand polymer devolatilization.

Polymer films now play an essential and growing role in sensors.

Polymer films now play an essential and growing role in sensors.

Outline proven methods from planning and manufacture to product testing, this work reports on the most effective means of producing plastics by the extrusion blow moulding process.

Outline proven methods from planning and manufacture to product testing, this work reports on the most effective means of producing plastics by the extrusion blow moulding process.

This revised and expanded single-source reference analyzes all compounding material classes of dry rubber compounds, such as carbon blacks, platicizers and age resisters, integrating detailed information on how elastomers are built up.

Provides authoritative coverage of compounding, mixing, calendering, extrusion, vulcanization, rubber bonding, computer-aided design and manufacturing, automation and control using microprocessors, just-in-time technology and rubber plant waste disposal.

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This book summarizes recent advances in the fabrication methods, properties, and applications of various ceramic-filled polymer matrix composites.

This book summarizes recent advances in the fabrication methods, properties, and applications of various ceramic-filled polymer matrix composites.

This volume provides in-depth knowledge and recent research on polymers and nanostructured materials from synthesis to advanced applications.

This volume provides in-depth knowledge and recent research on polymers and nanostructured materials from synthesis to advanced applications.

Among the materials found in Nature's many diverse living organisms or produced by human industry, those made from polymers are dominant.

Among the materials found in Nature's many diverse living organisms or produced by human industry, those made from polymers are dominant.

This book discusses the concept of single polymer composites (SPCs), their preparation, and properties and the main factors which affect the manufacturing of this class of composites.

This book discusses the concept of single polymer composites (SPCs), their preparation, and properties and the main factors which affect the manufacturing of this class of composites.

Polymer-based smart materials have become attractive in recent years due to the fact that polymers are flexible and provide many advantages compared to inorganic smart materials: they are low cost, they are easy to process, and they exhibit good performance at nano- and microscale levels.

Polymer-based smart materials have become attractive in recent years due to the fact that polymers are flexible and provide many advantages compared to inorganic smart materials: they are low cost, they are easy to process, and they exhibit good performance at nano- and microscale levels.

The purpose of this book is to present in a monographic and systematised form a review of all the literature devoted to polyurethane-based polymeric sorbents in separation chemistry.

Polymeric Gas Separation Membranes is an outstanding reference devoted to discussing the separation of gases by membranes.

The purpose of this book is to present in a monographic and systematised form a review of all the literature devoted to polyurethane-based polymeric sorbents in separation chemistry.

Polymeric Gas Separation Membranes is an outstanding reference devoted to discussing the separation of gases by membranes.

Covering fundamentals through applications, this book discusses environmentally friendly polymer nanocomposites and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of a variety of materials procured from different resources, their synthesis, and applications using alternative green approaches.

Covering fundamentals through applications, this book discusses environmentally friendly polymer nanocomposites and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of a variety of materials procured from different resources, their synthesis, and applications using alternative green approaches.

Undoubtedly the applications of polymers are rapidly evolving.

Undoubtedly the applications of polymers are rapidly evolving.

This book emphasizes the importance of experimental characterization techniques and computational modeling tools in polymer composites.

Bioplastics for Sustainability: Manufacture, Technologies, and Environment offers an innovative approach to bioplastics, integrating state-of-the-art materials and technologies with detailed analysis of lifecycle, recycling, circularity, and environmental impact of bioplastics, and enabling circular utilization and successful scale-up of bioplastics.

This book emphasizes the importance of experimental characterization techniques and computational modeling tools in polymer composites.

Improvements in materials technology have made a significant impact on sporting performance in recent years.

This book discusses essential concepts that can be used to model and analyse the static and transport behaviour of polymers.

Surface Phenomena in the Structural and Mechanical Behaviour of Solid Polymers explores the role of various surface phenomena in the structural and mechanical behaviour of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers.

Surface Phenomena in the Structural and Mechanical Behaviour of Solid Polymers explores the role of various surface phenomena in the structural and mechanical behaviour of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to "e;green"e; or environmentally friendly polymer composites developed using renewable polymers of natural origin such as starch, lignin, cellulose acetate, poly-lactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxylalkanoates (PHA), polyhydroxylbutyrate (PHB), etc.

This book covers recent advancements in the field of polymer science and technology.

Polymeric foams are sturdy yet lightweight materials with applications across a variety of industries, from packaging to aerospace.

Phase morphology in multicomponent polymer-based systems represents the main physical characteristic that allows for control of the material design and implicitly the development of new plastics.

This new book presents the authors' biomedical studies of natural degradable biopolymers (polyhydroxyalkanoates [PHAs]) and discusses the demand for medical-grade materials and modern trends, focusing on the present status and future potential of PHAs.

This book focuses on exciting new research in polymer science.

Scientists and researchers are looking for new smart materials to replace old or conventional materials for better performance and for new applications.

In the quest for innovative drug delivery systems attempting to meet the unmet needs in pharmaceutical space, research has taken a much more complicated path that poses a significant challenge for translation.

Polymers have been used as dielectric materials owing to their light weight, great flexibility, and processability as well as high insulation properties.

This new book covers the synthetic as well application aspects of functional polymers.