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Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Polymer Science and Engineering:The Shifting Research Frontiers Plasma Processing and Processing Science Other Related Titles Polymers (1995) Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications (CPSMA) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Executive Summary." Polymers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1995. Please select a format: Page 1   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Executive Summary The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a well-recognized program in polymer science and engineering. The program reinforces the Navy 's recognition of the growing importance of polymeric materials to a broad range of applications. In the present study, areas of opportunity for research in polymers are identified and discussed in the context of Navy needs for advanced technology. The identified priority research opportunities are in the following areas: Polymer surfaces and interfaces, Polymer synthesis and characterization, and Theoretical modeling and computer simulation of polymeric behavior and properties. These three topics were also recommended as high-priority, frontier areas for research in a recent National Research Council (NRC) study, Polymer Science and Engineering: The Shifting Research Frontiers (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1994). (In addition, Polymer Science and Engineering recommended research on polymer processing and manufacturing, but the present panel concluded that work in this field was less directly suited to NRL.) Biological and biomedical applications of polymers are also identified as areas of rapid current development. Two opportunities in this area are suggested: Biomimetics and biocomposites and Biomedical applications. These application areas were also featured in Polymer Science and Engineering. Electronic applications of polymers are well established, but a variety of new uses, based on polymer electronic properties, are now emerging and give promise of future technological advantages. Three opportunities are suggested for this area: Nonlinear optical materials, Flexible display devices, and Ultrahigh-density memory. In addition to opportunities in areas having broad applicability, the following research issues relate directly to the Navy's adoption of polymeric materials: Reduced flammability, Mechanical properties and failure mechanisms, Controlled transport (release and membranes), and Polymer composite materials, including polymer-ceramic composites. The panel believes that these areas of research are strongly relevant to the future technology needs of the Navy and that they are compatible with existing NRL strengths in personnel, programs, and facilities. Page 1 Front Matter (R1-R8) Table of Contents (R9-R10) Executive Summary (1-1) 1 Introduction (2-3) 2 Research Opportunities for NRL (4-12) Appendix A Current and Promising Polymer Research Topics (13-14) Appendix B Present and Potential Future Uses of Polymers by the Navy (15-17) Appendix C Research in Progress at NRL (18-20)

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Polymers Executive Summary The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a well-recognized program in polymer science and engineering. The program reinforces the Navy 's recognition of the growing importance of polymeric materials to a broad range of applications. In the present study, areas of opportunity for research in polymers are identified and discussed in the context of Navy needs for advanced technology. The identified priority research opportunities are in the following areas: Polymer surfaces and interfaces, Polymer synthesis and characterization, and Theoretical modeling and computer simulation of polymeric behavior and properties. These three topics were also recommended as high-priority, frontier areas for research in a recent National Research Council (NRC) study, Polymer Science and Engineering: The Shifting Research Frontiers (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1994). (In addition, Polymer Science and Engineering recommended research on polymer processing and manufacturing, but the present panel concluded that work in this field was less directly suited to NRL.) Biological and biomedical applications of polymers are also identified as areas of rapid current development. Two opportunities in this area are suggested: Biomimetics and biocomposites and Biomedical applications. These application areas were also featured in Polymer Science and Engineering. Electronic applications of polymers are well established, but a variety of new uses, based on polymer electronic properties, are now emerging and give promise of future technological advantages. Three opportunities are suggested for this area: Nonlinear optical materials, Flexible display devices, and Ultrahigh-density memory. In addition to opportunities in areas having broad applicability, the following research issues relate directly to the Navy's adoption of polymeric materials: Reduced flammability, Mechanical properties and failure mechanisms, Controlled transport (release and membranes), and Polymer composite materials, including polymer-ceramic composites. The panel believes that these areas of research are strongly relevant to the future technology needs of the Navy and that they are compatible with existing NRL strengths in personnel, programs, and facilities.

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