Synthetic and natural polymers that can be molded or shaped, from early thermosetting plastics to modern engineering thermoplastics and rubbers. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as a plastic, rubber or polymer. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.
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Natural Rubber (Wikipedia)
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Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds.
Plastic (Wikipedia)
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Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers.
Polyethylene (Wikipedia)
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Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic.
Nylon (Wikipedia)
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Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers characterized by amide linkages, typically connecting aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.
Polyether Ether Ketone (Wikipedia)
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Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a beige coloured organic thermoplastic polymer in the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family, used in engineering applications.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (Wikipedia)
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and has numerous applications because it is heat resistant and chemically inert.
Bakelite (Wikipedia)
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Bakelite ( BAY-kÉ™-lyte) is the first plastic made from synthetic components.
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