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In this chapter more than 30 common polymers are listed chronologically, with their country of origin, date of first manufacture and with their chemical structures. Notes on each are recorded briefly.
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Massy, J. (2017). The Chronology of Polymers. In: A Little Book about BIG Chemistry. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54831-9_12
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