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LCP polyesters vs thermosetting polyesters: A paradigm for research in the 21st century
Author(s) -
Economy James,
Frich Dan,
Schneggenburger Lizabeth A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19971180104
Subject(s) - thermosetting polymer , polyester , trace (psycholinguistics) , polymer science , work (physics) , polymerization , materials science , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , engineering ethics , polymer , chemistry , engineering , philosophy , mechanical engineering , linguistics
In this paper we attempt to trace the course of development of our work on aromatic copolyesters starting in 1963 with the successful polymerization of p‐hydroxybenzoic acid and its aromatic copolyesters and continuing up to the present. In so doing a number of interesting issues are identified which provide us with important insights into the rapidly changing research environment of the past 30 years. Perhaps more importantly, some of the key requirements for successfully carrying out research into the 21st Century within a University framework begin to emerge. As part of the overview, a brief retrospective of work over the last 40 years in the field of high temperature polymers is given to provide a suitable background to the motivation for our research.