The design and functions of liquid-crystalline (LC) polymers with classifying them into conventional-, supramolecular-, dendritic- and network-type LC polymers are described. LC polymers show new ...

Effective quality control ensures that plastics satisfy high criteria throughout the manufacturing process, from raw material inspection and polymerization monitoring to additive control and final ...

Many polymers also have special surface treatments or are applied in form of surface coatings and paints. Instrumented indentation has successfully been applied for various types of measurements in ...