An Introduction to Carrageenan
   Informations on current uses and possible extension of use into other industries. Provided by the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines.
   http://philexport.org/members/siap/intro.htm

Biodegradable Plastic Resin
   University of Nebraska Institute of Natural Resources offers to supply information on a patented product made from starch.
   http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/iapc/biodegradable_polymer.htm

Biostable and biocompatible polymers
   Abstracts of selected publications and patents dealing with biostable and biocompatible thermoplastic and segmented polyurethanes.
   http://www.polymertech.com/

Dow Chemical Polypropylene Resins
   An intensive look at typical characteristics, shrinkage predictions and plastic part design for parts made with polypropylene resins.
   http://www.dow.com/polypro/techctr/primer/index.htm

Faraday Plastics Partnership
   Based in the UK and are joint initiatives from the UK's Ministry of Industry (DTI) and the UK national research funding organisation (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)). The Plastics partnership aims to promote and develop the p
   http://www.faraday-plastics.com

Friendly Packaging
   About a project at the University of York that aims to produce and fully characterize a novel biocompostable plastic.
   http://www.friendlypackaging.org.uk/

PSI - Polymer Search on the Internet
   Focused search engine for global polymer, rubber and plastics information.
   http://www.polymer-search.com/

Photopolymer.com
   A site for information and ecommerce on radiation-curable and imageable polymers. These polymers are used as photoresists, coatings, inks, adhesives, printing plates etc.
   http://www.photopolymer.com/

Plastemart.com
   Provides information on plastics and environment, associations and institutions, books and publications, news and a discussion forum.
   http://www.plastemart.com/

Polymer Chemistry Hypertext
   An educational resource compiled by students at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
   http://web.umr.edu/~wlf/

Polymer FEM
   Forum for discussing constitutive models for polymers and their implementation in general purpose finite element programs.
   http://polymerfem.com/

Polymer and Organic Flexible Displays
   This page describes and links background information and recent developments in several key polymer and organic display technologies which are turning mechanically flexible displays into a reality.
   http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/dbraun/main.html

Polymer foam case studies
   Three case studies to do with polymer foam compression, packaging design and seating cushion design.
   http://www.foamstudies.bham.ac.uk/

Polymeric Research
   Polymer Processing, characterization and computer modelling. Various new technologies are described. Solids modelling and quick prototyping vis SLA is also available.
   http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Thinktank/3296/

Polymers and People
   Article explores research, over 150 years, that has led to polymers use in medicine, like organ transplants.
   http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/polymers?OpenDocument

Polymers in Automobile Industry
   About polymers and their uses and possible uses in the automobile industry, written for a general audience.
   http://polymerics.tripod.com/

Polymers, Properties and Polymerisation Processes
   The P4 project is headed by Prof. Julia Higgins at Imperial College London. It addresses a wide range of research issues in the areas of polymers and polymerisation processes. Provides informations regarding the general activities of the project.
   http://www.ps.ic.ac.uk/P4/

Rubber Division - American Chemical Society
   Provides for exchange of opinions, technical information and experience of those in the rubber and polymer-related industries.
   http://www.rubber.org/

Self Healing Polymer Research
   Provides information about the self healing polymers research group at the University of Illinois. Contains publications in full text (PDFs) and a gallery including photos, animations and videos.
   http://www.autonomic.uiuc.edu/

Surface Modified Silicone Rubber
   A wet-chemical method generates a variety of functional groups in the surface of fromed silicone articles. This is the basis for bonding biologically active compounds, ionically and/or covalently.
   http://www.bionicsurfaces.de/

Teflon
   Links to technical resources and its applications .
   http://www.dupont.com/teflon

The 2003 BCC Conference on Flame Retardancy
   Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, BCC Conference, June 2 - 4, 2003, Stamford, CT, USA.
   http://www.bccresearch.com/flame2003/

Trends in Plastics
   Facts, Trends, News about plastics. Semi-personal website developed by a senior member of two prestigious professional associations (the ACS and SPE), giving interesting perspectives on the business, materials and processes.
   http://www.plasticstrends.net