As this polymer network is stretched, weaker crosslinking bonds (blue) break more easily than any of the strong polymer strands, making it more difficult for a crack to propagate through the material.
Grapevine, Texas — Kal-Polymers Inc. is in the midst of adding 50 million pounds of processing capacity, split between two plastic recycling plants in the United States and Canada. The company, which ...
Functional coatings improve polymer surfaces by adding barrier protection, chemical resistance, hydrophobicity, conductivity, ...