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Combining materials data, information on processing techniques, and economic aspects (pricing), Biron provides a

unique end-to-end approach to the selection and use of materials in the...

Trying to serve plastics engineers speaking different languages and to breach the language barriers within the international plastics community, the idea was born to compile a Glossary of Plastics Terminology in several languages. Although the problems involved in such a word-to-word translation...

The Concise Encyclopedia of Plastics is the unified source of reliable and accessible information covering the dynamic field of plastics. The Encyclopedia contains over 25,000 extensively cross-referenced terms. Other key features include:

A 14-chapter World of Plastics Reviews

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A complete and timely overview of the topic, this Encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current state of the technology and its...

A complete and timely overview of the topic, this Encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current state of the technology and its...

The compact, affordable reference, revised and updated.

The Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Concise Third Edition provides the key information from the complete, twelve-volume Mark's Encyclopedia in an affordable, condensed format. Completely revised and updated, this...

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This reference contains more than 7,500 polymeric material terms, including the names of chemicals, processes, formulae, and analytical methods that are used frequently in the polymer and engineering fields. In view of...

This 2nd edition expands on the first-ever book of polymer terminology published by introducing more than 450 new entries and more than 120 new illustrations New interactive software provides easy access to innovative features, such as molecular imaging of chemical structures (2D/3D-view), 1800...

Plastics, just like any other material, have experienced a rapid development over the last decade and it is vital for chemical engineers to have a single source documenting all these developments. Arranged according to the chemical constitution of polymers, this four-volume set reviews the...

Polymers selected for this edition of the Handbook of Polymers include all major polymeric materials, from ABS through to XG, used by the plastics and other branches of the chemical industry as well as specialty polymers used in the electronics, pharmaceutical, medical, and space fields....

"Macromolecules" provides a broad survey of the entire subject; integrated representations of chemistry, physics, and technology; precise descriptions and definitions of basic phenomena; and balanced treatments of facts and theory. The book series thus intends to bridge the gap between...

7,000 polymer-related terms translated into nine languages.

Any way you say it, there's a definite need for this dictionary. Worldwide, research in polymers and composites is proceeding at an unprecedented rate and on diverse fronts. This dictionary provides a tool for translating...

This ebook contains six fully searchable titles on one CD providing instant access to the ULTIMATE library of engineering materials for plastics professionals.

5500 pages provide practical and theoretical plastics information in one portable package representing incredible value at a...

This handbook continues to provide up-to-date coverage on the properties, processing methods, and applications of polymers. The fourth edition covers numerous advances ranging from polymer-based nanomedicines and biomedical materials to biodegradable polymers, sensors and smart polymers,...

Polymers are an impressively diverse and versatile group of macromolecular com-pounds contributing significantly to progress and well-being in modern society. In this "era of polymers" the present enormous pace of new developments coupled with an unimaginable potential in polymer science is...

With its 1,500 entries, this desktop and library reference provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the materials, manufacture, structure and architecture, properties, processing, and applications within this vast field ? all in one handy volume. 

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The book provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on the physical properties of polymers including, viscoelasticity, flammability, miscibility, optical properties, surface properties and more. Containing carefully selected reprints from the Wiley's renowned Encyclopedia of Polymer Science...

A carefully selected compilation of the most relevant articles from the online edition of "ULLMANN's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry", this handbook contains a wealth of information on biological raw materials for use in the chemical industry, with information on availability, processes and...

Written by prominent international experts from industry and academia, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Composites, Second Edition presents over 260 new and revised articles addressing the new technological advances in properties, processing, formulation, design, analysis, evaluation,...