A persistent driver is the demand for lightweight materials that retain mechanical integrity under thermal and chemical stress. High-performance polymers, exemplified by polyether ether ketone (PEEK), ...
The Goodyear Polymer Center on the University of Akron's campus. The center houses the university's Polymer Science program, part of the Polymer Industry Cluster. Akron's Polymer Industry Cluster ...
Polymer engineering is undergoing a decisive shift from a discipline dominated by commodity thermoplastics and incremental processing improvements to one defined by performance-by-design, ...