In the last few years, the problems associated with foods coming into contact with their packaging materials and the migration of compounds from the packaging into the food have become of great interest. There are now many regulations surrounding this problem and food packaging producers now have to be very careful about how foods are packaged. 

This book presents topical research in the study of the types, properties and applications of elastomers. Topics discussed in this compilation include elastomers for biomedical applications; elastomeric diffractive optics fabricated by soft lithography; optical spectra of chiral elastomers during segregation and elastic processes; the effect of brominated fire retardants on the properties of thermoplastic elastomers and interfacial interaction in blends of elastomers with different polarities.

Elastomers and Rubber Compounding Materials reviews the properties of elastomers and particular groups of ingredients and chemicals mixed into the basic elastomer to form a rubber compound. After introducing the history of rubber industry and the general properties of rubber, the book discusses the properties, classification, concentration, stabilization, modification, application, transport, and storage of latex. It presents as well the methods of production, composition, physical properties, and chemical reactions of dry rubber. 

From weather-proof tires and artificial hearts to the o-rings and valve seals that enable successful space exploration, rubber is an indispensable component of modern civilization. Stiff competition and stringent application requirements foster continuous challenges requiring manufacturers to fund ever-expanding research projects. However, this vast and growing body of knowledge is jealously guarded by the rubber companies and not published in the open literature, leaving the novice or general researcher forced, as it were, to re-invent the wheel.

The growing demand for more sustainable materials has led to increased research on the properties of natural rubber. Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber summarizes this research and its significance for the industrial applications of natural rubber.

Aluminium, magnesium and titanium are alloys of special interest for engineering applications in a wide range of sectors such as aeronautics, automotive and medical. Their low density, along with sufficient mechanical properties, makes them especially adequate for sectors such as transportation allowing diminishing weight less fuel consumption and emissions to the atmosphere.

Plastics production comprises the main process steps "synthesis (reaction)", "preparation/compounding" at the raw material manufacturer and compounder, and "processing" (shaping into semi-finished or finished products).

In this handbook, the central middle step, preparation and compounding, is discussed.

The preparation tasks include the removal of components, the incorporation of additives, and the change of particle size. Compounding is the incorporation of additives into a polymer or plastic.

From material properties to processing technologies, the Plastics Handbook is a unique source of information for engineers. 

Comprehensively updated, it serves as a practical guide for success in today's challenging, global industrial world. Searching for specific materials, trade names, properties, or other information is particularly easy, because the reader also has free access to the electronic version of the book.

Product Developers have found a wide array of application for thermoplastics in the automotive interior and exterior parts, business machines, medical, telecommunications equipment, microwaveable packaging, appliances, and specialty uses. 

A great deal of progress has been made in the development of materials, their application to structures, and their adaptation to a variety of systems and integrated across a wide range of industrial applications. This encyclopedia serves the rapidly expanding demand for information on technological developments. In addition to providing information for manufacturers and assemblers of materials, components, systems.