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Moulded particle (bead) foam products are nowadays ubiquitous, in packaging and construction, from drinking cups to motorway foundations. The industry which started with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) has grown spectacularly and now also includes Expanded Polypropylene and Expanded Polyethylene, and its technology and machinery has become so specialised that it is seen as an almost isolated branch of the plastics industry. The first part of this update summarises the present status of particle foam technology and how specific challenges have already driven its development. This includes the potent

Polystyrene. --- Polymers. --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Macromolecules --- Polymerized styrene --- Styrenic polymers --- Styrene --- Thermoplastics

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Polystyrene. --- Polymers. --- Chemistry, Inorganic. --- Inorganic chemistry --- Chemistry --- Inorganic compounds --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Macromolecules --- Polymerized styrene --- Styrenic polymers --- Styrene --- Thermoplastics

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Styrenic copolymers are engineering thermoplastics. The most important are styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer (ABS). Other monomers can also be used with styrene including methyl methacrylate and maleic anhydride. Blends of styrenic copolymers with other thermoplastics are also becoming established in the market place, the most common are blends of ABS with polycarbonate or polyamide. The main market sectors for these materials are automotive and transport, electrical and electronics, and information technology applications. In Europe alone the

Polystyrene. --- Copolymers. --- Construction equipment. --- Plastics. --- Plastic materials --- Plastic products --- Polymers --- Synthetic products --- Condensation products (Chemistry) --- Elastomers --- Plasticity --- Builders' plant --- Building equipment --- Building machinery --- Construction industry --- Construction machinery --- Building --- Machinery --- Polymerized styrene --- Styrenic polymers --- Styrene --- Thermoplastics --- Equipment and supplies

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Elastomer materials are characterized by their high elongation and (entropy) elasticity, which makes them indispensable for widespread applications in various engineering and medical areas as well as consumer goods. This book focuses on the state-of-the-art of elastomers covering all aspects from their properties to applications. The development and testing of advanced elastomers is of particular interest. Attention is given to various aspects of elastomers, such as ever-increasing environmental concepts dealing with recyclability and reusability, incorporation of functional groups or additives to obtain novel functionality or bioelastomers, analytical description of mechanisms and structure relations of the fracture behavior of elastomers, and their external stimuli-responsive character. The scope of the book encompasses contributions at the frontier of science in polymer network synthesis, experimental and theoretical physics of polymer networks, and new structures and functionalities incorporated into elastomers leading to enhanced properties of crosslinked elastomeric materials, among others.

magnetorheological elastomer --- filler --- hetero-aggregation --- nanosized Ni-Mg cobalt ferrites --- electrical resistance --- resistivity --- rheological properties --- elastomers --- in-situ silica --- friction --- abrasion --- tear fatigue test --- buffing dust collagen (BDC) --- styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) --- polymer composites --- biodegradation --- bio-oil --- bio-based plasticizer --- eco-friendly plasticizer --- acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber --- NBR --- mechanical testing --- thermo-oxidative aging --- vulcanized rubber --- rubber compounds --- carbon black --- vibration damping --- viscoelasticity --- magnetorheological --- elastomer --- magnetic particle --- viscoelastic --- rheological --- smart materials --- coating --- particle coating --- n/a --- styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)

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“Functional Polymer Solutions and Gels—Physics and Novel Applications” contains a broad range of articles in this vast field of polymer and soft matter science. It shows insight into the field by highlighting how sticky (non-covalent) chemical bonds can assemble a seemingly water-like liquid into a gel, how ionic liquids influence the gelation behavior of poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) as well as how the molecular composition of functional copolymers is reflected in the temperature-responsiveness. These physics were augmented by theoretical works on drag-reduction. Also, drug-release – an improved control of how fast or dependent on an external factor – and antibacterial properties were the topic of several works. Biomedical applications on how cell growth can be influenced and how vessels in biological systems, e.g., blood vessels, can be improved by functional polymers were complemented with papers on tomography by using gels. On totally different lines, also the topic of how asphalt can be improved and how functional polymers can be used for the enrichment and removal of substances. These different papers are a good representation of the whole area of functional polymers.

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) --- tacticity --- ionic liquid --- rheology --- hydrogel --- vascular graft --- braided fiber strut --- swellability --- mechanical property --- N-isopropylacrylamide --- lower critical solution temperature --- thermoresponsive polymers --- hydrophobic interactions --- statistical modeling --- SBS-modified asphalt binder --- UV aging --- rheological properties --- functional group --- cracking --- osteoporosis --- strontium --- polyphenol tannic acid --- titanium --- osteoblasts --- osteoclasts --- hydrophilic molecularly imprinted chitosan --- deep eutectic solvents --- solid phase microextraction --- gallic acid --- response surface methodology --- coating --- drug delivery --- surface roughness --- polymers --- mesoporous silica --- polypropylene --- nonwoven fibers --- plasma --- imprinted polymer --- chromium --- carbon-fibers --- multifunctional composites --- nanocomposites --- fracture toughness --- associative polymer colloids --- micellar assemblies --- Reynolds stress model --- polymer --- turbulent model --- drag reduction --- DNS --- responsive gels in biomedical and diagnostic applications --- gel --- precision --- radiation therapy --- dosimetry --- 3D --- flattening filter free --- FFF --- oxygen scavenger --- dose rate --- magnetic resonance --- fluorescent gels --- radio-fluorogenic (RFG) gel --- tomographic fluorescence imaging --- polymer-gel radiation dosimetry --- 3D radiation dosimetry --- microscopic characteristic --- poly (styrene-butadiene-styrene)-modified asphalt --- modified clamps --- adhesion --- n/a