POLYMERS FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY

In the 21st century, polymers will be even more in demand for our mode rn societal needs than they are today. From the high volume commodity plastics to the highly sophisticated, highly priced, and specially des igned low volume functional specialty polymers, an entire rainbow of n eeds and application possibilities awaits the polymers of the future. In some cases new and improved manufacturing techniques or improvement s in the life cycle of these materials will be needed. In other cases completely new polymer structures and their morphologies will have to be developed.