Introduction to polymer processing -- I: Structure and properties of polymers -- The nature of polymers and plastics -- Morphology and structuring of polymers -- Surface properties -- II: Engineering ...

The calendering of textiles is a finishing process used to smooth, coat or thin a material. With textiles, fabric is passed between calender rollers at high temperatures and pressures. Located in the ...

Within the chemical industry, the manufacturing of polymers is one of the largest sectors - the volumes of polystyrene alone produced annually worldwide reaching billions of kilograms. 1 ...

Polymers are viscoelastic fluids that are either elastic or viscous, depending on how fast they flow or deformation in the process. The viscoelastic phenomenon, as shown in Figure 1, can be easily ...