Polymer Science and Technology

The foremost challenges in the upcoming decades will be the increase in population, the concentration of people in expansive urban centers, and globalization, and the expected change of climate. Hence, the main concerns for humans in the future will be energy & resources, food, health, mobility & infrastructure, and communication.

Many devices in medicine and even some artificial organs are constructed with success from synthetic polymers. It is possible that synthetic polymers may play an important role in future pharmacy, too. Polymer science can be applied to save energy and improve renewable energy technologies

• Polymers in Implants and Medical Devices
• Dental composites
• Polymers in diagnostics
• Implanted polymers for drug delivery
• Polymer dielectrics for electronics
• Polymers in compact disk technology
• Polymers for electrophotography
• Polymeric solar cells