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Carbon, Ford Collaborate on 3D-Printed End-Use Parts
3D printing company Carbon (Silicon Valley) showed the first digitally manufactured polymer parts in production for Ford Motor Co. at the Additive Manufacturing for…
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Biodegrable, Recyclable Bioplastics from Seaweed-Feeding Microorganisms
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new process that can produce ‘truly sustainable’ bioplastics in that they do not…
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copolymer
When a polymer is made by linking only one type of small molecule, or monomer, together, it is called a homopolymer.…
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Chemical Bonds
A chemical bond is an attraction between atoms that allows the formation of chemical substances that contain two or more atoms. The…
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Amorphous Polymers
High temperature materials are divided into two main categories—semi-crystalline and amorphous—based on their difference in molecular structure. Amorphous high temperature…
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Crystalline Polymers
Polymer chemists use the term crystalline to describe the areas in a polymer where the chains are packed in a…
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Heteropolymer
A heteropolymer is a type of polymer that is made of two or more different types of monomers. If two…
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Difference Between Homopolymer and Heteropolymer
Main Difference – Homopolymer vs Heteropolymer Polymers are giant compounds made out of small basic units. These polymers are also called…
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Homopolymer
Polythene covers are manufactured with polyethylene which is a polymer molecule. Polymer molecules are macromolecules composed of a large number…
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Bio-Plastics
Bio-Plastics – An Alternative to Petroleum Based Plastics Abstract: The environmental crises arising from the use of petroleum based non-degradable…
