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Appendix A Current and Promising Polymer Research Topics
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... · Growing use of polymers as biomaterials Seasickness patches Prostheses~hip cups, lenses, blood vessels, orthopedic implants, denture bases, fillings, sutures, heart valves, organs, vascular grafts, hernia mesh, catheters, syringes, diapers, blood bags, artificial limbs, ligaments, packaging Controlled release Diagnostics · Emerging electronic properties of polymers - Dielectrics Synthetic metals and battery materials Sensors Lithographic resists Photonic materials L,ight-emitting diodes and displays Electrophotography Holography Fuel cells Solar cells · Emergence of synthetic means for control of polymer structures - Coordination catalysts Biocatalysis, enzyme synthesis, biological organisms for synthesizing monomers and polymers Ring-opening metathesis polymerization 13 . Hybrid organic-inorganic materials synthesis, so} gel formation Dendritic polymers Composites with tailored transport, electrical, or optical properties Growing use of blends and composites to obtain "tailored" properties High-strength, high-modulus fibers Enhanced matrix choices "Tailored" mechanical properties High-stability toughening additives High-temperature options Understanding of failure mechanisms · Enhanced characterization capability through computer and electronic advances Molecular: colligative, light scattering, centrifuged separation, EMIT W
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... . 14 Continuing substitution of polymers for metals and other materials Aircraft, space vehicles Automobiles Clothing Machined parts Construction Electronics Marine structures and vehicles Growing use of polymeric materials for wide variety of military items - Bullet-proof clothing - Uniforms Aircraft weight reduction Growing understanding of structureproperty relationships Finite-element analysis Flow modeling, rheology Simulation of structures of composites, blends, crystalline polymers
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  • heart valves
  • artificial limbs
  • battery materials

  • blood vessels
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  • synthesizing monomers
  • materials synthesis
  • centrifuged separation

  • weight reduction
  • blood bags
  • optical properties
  • computer modeling
  • tailored transport

  • light scattering
  • polymer theory
  • electronic advances
  • mechanical testing
  • enhanced characterization

  • military items
  • enhanced matrix
  • electron spectroscopy
  • characterization capability
  • vascular grafts

  • orthopedic implants
  • polymeric materials
  • aircraft weight
  • denture bases
  • enzyme synthesis


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