by Dr Robin Kent - Tangram Technology Ltd.[paragraph]
[b]Introduction[/b][line]
The Periodic Table of the elements by Mendeleev was a historic achievement in chemistry and enabled chemists to see the relationship between structure and properties of the basic elements.[paragraph]
Polymers also have a strong relationship between structure and properties and this ‘Periodic Table of Polymers’ is a first attempt to provide a simple codification of the basic polymer types and structures.[paragraph]
The diversity of polymer types makes it impossible to include all of the variations in one simple table and this table only includes the most common polymers.[paragraph]
At this stage the Table only includes the most common thermoplastics but it will be extended in the future to include thermosets and potentially rubbers and alloys/blends. Let us know what you think.[paragraph]
[center][b]Click on the images to view full size images of periodic tables[/b][/center]
