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What is a polymer?. Polymers that you know…. Polyethylene. Poly(vinyl chloride). Polystyrene. Polycarbonate. Polyurethane. Polyacrylamide. earth911.comhttp://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/pvc/ (accesssed date:June 21,2010).
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Polymers that you know…. Polyethylene Poly(vinyl chloride) Polystyrene Polycarbonate Polyurethane Polyacrylamide earth911.comhttp://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/pvc/ (accesssed date:June 21,2010) http://reusablebags.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/16/nalgene_bottles.jpg (accessed date: June 21,2010). http://hanshaupt.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/soft-contact-lens.jpg (accessed date: June 21,2010) http://mypatiofarm.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/coke_2litre_bottles2.jpg (accessed date: June 21,2010) Catering Hygiene http://www.slsonline.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=2148 (accessed date: June 21,2010) chemicals-technology.com http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/BASF-HPPO/BASF-HPPO2.html (accessed date: June 21,2010)
Polymers that you know…. Polyethylene Poly(vinyl chloride) Polystyrene Polycarbonate Polyurethane Polyacrylamide Polystyrene
Polyurethane Polyurethane (inner) Polyethylene terephthalate (outer) Polytetrafluoroethylene Poly(vinyl chloride) Polymers in medical devices
Silly Putty experiment Vinyl alcoholMonomer Tetrahydroxyborate anion Cross-Linking Agent • Linkers that chemical bond polymer chain together • Basic building block for polymer synthesis Poly(vinyl alcohol) Polymer
No Cross-links With Cross-links Cross-linker affect on material properties • No chains linked together • Larger range of motion available to some chains more bouncy • More chains linked together • Increasing stiffness • Less range of motion available rigid and stiff