Multilingual plastics terminology dictionary. 2013.
Microreactor — technologies developed at LLNL use micromachining techniques to miniaturize the reactor design. Applications include fuel processors for generating hydrogen, chemical synthesis, and bioreaction studies. A microreactor or microstructured reactor… … Wikipedia
Nanofiber — SEM image of nanofibers. Nanofibers are defined as fibers with diameters less than 1000 nm nanometers. They can be produced by interfacial polymerization and electrospinning. Carbon nanofibers are graphitized fibers produced by catalytic… … Wikipedia
Micro-encapsulation — is a process in which tiny particles or droplets are surrounded by a coating to give small capsules many useful properties. In a relatively simplistic form, a microcapsule is a small sphere with a uniform wall around it. The material inside the… … Wikipedia
Microemulsion — Microemulsions are clear, thermodynamically stable, isotropic liquid mixtures of oil, water and surfactant, frequently in combination with a cosurfactant. The aqueous phase may contain salt(s) and/or other ingredients, and the oil may actually be … Wikipedia
industrial polymers, chemistry of — Introduction structure and composition of chemical compounds made up of long, chainlike molecules (molecule). What distinguishes polymers from other types of compounds is the extremely large size of the molecules. The size of a… … Universalium
Gradient copolymers — Copolymers are polymers that are synthesized with more than one kind of repeat unit (or monomer). A gradient copolymer has gradient in repeat units arranged from mostly monomer A to mostly monomer B along much or all of the copolymer… … Wikipedia
Polyanhydrides — are a class of biodegradable polymers characterized by anhydride bonds that connect monomer units of the polymer chain. Their main application is in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. In vivo, polyanhydrides degrade into non toxic… … Wikipedia
adhesive — adhesively, adv. adhesiveness, n. /ad hee siv, ziv/, adj. 1. coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages. 2. sticking fast; sticky; clinging. 3. Physics. of or pertaining to the molecular force that exists in the … Universalium
Crystal structure — In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid. A crystal structure is composed of a pattern, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way, and a lattice… … Wikipedia
materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… … Universalium
Yuri Lvov — Dr. Yuri Lvov is an expert on micromanufacturing and a professor of chemistry, and Tolbert Pipes Eminent Endowed Chair on Micro and Nanosystems at the Institute for Micromanufacturing Louisiana Tech University. He earned his B.S. degree from… … Wikipedia
