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Corporations and Commercial Enterprises

It is easier to appreciate a concept when you see it applied to a real issue.

AKD makes BOPS Polystyrene for food containers.

Dielectric Polymers, Inc. synthesizes polymers for tapes and films.

DuPont Lubricants Web 515 pages (6/95) of science and engineering with regard to aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor industries

Elastech, Inc.- manufactures custom cast polyurethane products

Integrated Design Engineering Systems (IDES) Inc. provides computer software technology to improve and expedite engineering design in the plastics industry.

The Kansas City Plant works with filled polymers.

Millipore uses polymer technology to purify water.

Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation uses optical polymers to make waveguides.

Chemical/Coating/Composite Formulation Shareware and Software

Phoenix Polymers, Inc. Their Poly-Links is the premiere master list of polymer web sites.

Polyfiltronics deals with the plastics and filters used in life science research.

Plastics Technology Center a commercial enterprise providing design, engineering, prototyping, tooling, and production services for plastic parts and products. Their monograph "An Introduction to Plastics" is excellent reading for the beginning polymer student.

Polymer Resource Network is building search engines for navigating commercial polymer websites. Check out Industry News!

Polymers Dot Com has a lot of links to industry sites and suppliers Thanks to Andrea Hoyt for directing my attention to this site

Rohm & Haas has a proud history which includes the use of PMMA to make Plexiglas(tm.)

Terra-Sorb makes horticultural superabsorbent polymers

Zipperling Kessler & Co uses polyaniline for corrosion protection. They make color concentrates, and more.

Other schools
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Akron, University of- Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science
The IPS building is an impressive example of materials technology.

Amherst, U of Massachusetts - Bruce Novak

Boston University- Center for Polymer Studies

Carnegie Mellon - The Matyjaszewski Group

Case Western Reserve
- Polymer Liquid Crystals is a pilot program produced by a cooperative effort between the Department of Physics and the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in conjunction with the Center for Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials (ALCOM) at Kent State University. This project is intended to demonstrate the advantages and capabilities of the Hypertext medium as an educational tool.

University of Connecticut Polymer Science Program Thanks to Andrea Hoyt for directing my attention to this site

Drexel University's 'Polymer of the Day'
Hannover, University
an extensive database about conjugated polymers.

Illinois Champagne-Urbana- Polymer Processing Group

Leeds, Bradford and Durham -three schools in England-
Piezoelectric Coefficients in polymer chemistry.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The MIT World of Materials compares polymers to metals, semiconductors, and ceramics. It shows a picture of a metal melting in someones hand.

Groningen, University of - Department of Polymer Science

Michigan State University-
Composites Research

Michigan Technological University

Southern Mississippi, University of - Polymer Science Department
USM cosponsors the annual Waterborne, High Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium in New Orleans with the Southern Coatings Society.

Toronto, University of



• Publishers and WWW Bookstores
  
  
  Chemtec Publishing- reference materials about polymer blends, composites, additives, recycling, and rheology
  
  CPIC Bookstore- they ship books anywhere
  
  Softshell
  
  
• Other pages
  
  
  NASA Langley Research Center
  does work with Gas Permeable Polymer Materials.
  
  Allied Signal Kansas City Plant does work with filled polymers.
  
  Polymer work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  - go here and type the word 'polymer' for the search
  
  
  Polymer.Sci FAQ
  • Early work Jim Coffey, one of the earliest promoters of computer technology for polymer education
  • Continuing work by Steve Spanoudis available around the middle of August/95
  
  New York State Center for Polymer Synthesis
  
  
• Non-Polymer Pages With Info Needed for Polymer Science
  
  
  Surface Science Western information about SEM, AFM, optical microscopy, XPS, SIMS, SAM, Raman Spectroscopy, Polymer Surface Modification, and more! Gary Good did a fantastic job with this page!
  
  Unit Conversions- a program to convert almost anything

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Last Update- July 4, 1995- wld

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