Download or read book Polymer Science in the Next Decade written by Otto Vogl and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1987 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume emphasizes trends in the development of polymer science for the future. The present decade is dominated by the development of functional and specialty polymers and the tailor-making of specific new compositions. As a consequence, overlapping areas are developing between polymer science and the life sciences, energy development and computer engineering. The papers presented in this volume discuss these emerging trends.