Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone ...

‘Thermo’ indicates that heat will be involved in the way the polymer is shaped, and ‘set’ means that once the polymer has been set in that shape, heat will not alter the form ...

For example, it is now possible to prepare high molecular weight polymers (molecular weight > 50,000), to control the stereo-structure (tacticity) of the C–C main chain, and to quantitatively ...

When combined, they create a material with properties greater than the sum of its parts. Examples include polymer, ceramic, and metal matrix composites. Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are a subset ...