POLYMERIC MATERIALS - A REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN 1992

Review: Developments in polymeric materials in 1992 were characterized by small but important steps achieved as the result of much detailed work. Increasing attention is being paid to the supramolecular structure of the materials with the aim of producing ever smaller well-defined systems. Examples cited in the review include the use of well-defined dispersions of conducting polymers, liquid crystalline polymers, nanostructured polymer alloys and composites to make materials with better processing characteristics and greater chemical or physical stability.