Do you think that daily life would have been easier and colourful
without the discovery and varied applications of polymers? The use of
polymers in the manufacture of plastic buckets, cups and saucers,
children’s toys, packaging bags, synthetic clothing materials,
automobile tyres, gears and seals, electrical insulating materials and
machine parts has completely revolutionised the daily life as well as
the industrial scenario. Indeed, the polymers are the backbone of four
major industries viz. plastics, elastomers, fibres and paints and
varnishes. The word ‘polymer’ is coined from two Greek words: poly means
many and mer means unit or part. The term polymer is defined as very
large molecules having high molecular mass (103-107u). For more details click here.
Courtesy: S. Anand, http://textbook.s-anand.net/
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