Polymers

Biodegradable Plastic Resin
University of Nebraska Institute of Natural Resources offers to supply information on a patented product made from starch.
http://agproducts.unl.edu/biodegradable_polymer.htm

Biostable and biocompatible polymers
Abstracts of selected publications and patents dealing with biostable and biocompatible thermoplastic and segmented polyurethanes.
http://www.polymertech.com/

Elastomer Engineering and Testing
Consults or performs finite element analysis, stress strain, fatigue, crack growth, and tearing energy testing on elastomers or rubber materials and components.
http://www.elastomer-engineering.com/

Photopolymer.com
A site for information and ecommerce on radiation-curable and imageable polymers. These polymers are used as photoresists, coatings, inks, adhesives, printing plates etc.
http://www.photopolymer.com/

Plastemart.com
Provides information on plastics and environment, associations and institutions, books and publications, news and a discussion forum.
http://www.plastemart.com/

Polymer and Organic Flexible Displays
This page describes and links background information and recent developments in several key polymer and organic display technologies which are turning mechanically flexible displays into a reality.
http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/dbraun/main.html

Polymer Chemistry Hypertext
An educational resource compiled by students at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
http://web.mst.edu/~wlf/

Polymer FEM
Forum for discussing constitutive models for polymers and their implementation in general purpose finite element programs.
http://polymerfem.com/

Polymer foam case studies
Three case studies to do with polymer foam compression, packaging design and seating cushion design.
http://www.foamstudies.bham.ac.uk/

Polymeric Research
Polymer Processing, characterization and computer modelling. Various new technologies are described. Solids modelling and quick prototyping vis SLA is also available.
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Thinktank/3296/

Polymers and People
Article explores research, over 150 years, that has led to polymers use in medicine, like organ transplants.
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/polymers?OpenDocument

Polymers in Automobile Industry
About polymers and their uses and possible uses in the automobile industry, written for a general audience.
http://polymerics.tripod.com/

Rubber Division - American Chemical Society
Provides for exchange of opinions, technical information and experience of those in the rubber and polymer-related industries.
http://www.rubber.org/

Self Healing Polymer Research
Provides information about the self healing polymers research group at the University of Illinois. Contains publications in full text (PDFs) and a gallery including photos, animations and videos.
http://www.autonomic.uiuc.edu/

Surface Modified Silicone Rubber
A wet-chemical method generates a variety of functional groups in the surface of fromed silicone articles. This is the basis for bonding biologically active compounds, ionically and/or covalently.
http://www.bionicsurfaces.de/

Teflon
Links to technical resources and its applications .
http://www.dupont.com/teflon

Trends in Plastics
Facts, Trends, News about plastics. Semi-personal website developed by a senior member of two prestigious professional associations (the ACS and SPE), giving interesting perspectives on the business, materials and processes.
http://www.plasticstrends.net