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Chapter 8 Composites and Fillers .............................................................................................257
8.1 Fillers.............................................................................................................257
8.2 Types of Composites ......................................................................................259
8.3 Long-Fiber Composites—Theory..................................................................260
8.4 Fibers and Resins ...........................................................................................262
8.5 Long-Fiber Composites—Applications.........................................................264
8.6 Nanocomposites.............................................................................................268
8.7 Fabrication.....................................................................................................270
8.7.1 Processing of Fiber-Reinforced Composites .................................... 271
8.7.2 Structural Composites...................................................................... 271
8.7.3 Laminating.......................................................................................272
8.7.4 Particulate.........................................................................................272
8.8 Metal-Matrix Composites..............................................................................272
8.9 Summary .......................................................................................................276
Glossary ....................................................................................................................276
Exercises ...................................................................................................................277
Additional Reading ..................................................................................................277

Chapter 9 Naturally Occurring Polymers—Plants ...................................................................279
9.1 Polysaccharides .............................................................................................280
9.2 Cellulose ........................................................................................................282
9.3 Paper ..............................................................................................................284
9.4 Cellulose-Regenerating Processes .................................................................286
9.5 Esters and Ethers of Cellulose .......................................................................288
9.5.1 Inorganic Esters................................................................................288
9.5.2 Organic Esters..................................................................................288
9.5.3 Organic Ethers..................................................................................290
9.6 Starch .............................................................................................................292
9.7 Homopolysaccharides ....................................................................................294
9.7.1 Fructans............................................................................................296
9.7.2 Chitin and Chitosan ..........................................................................297
9.7.3 Others...............................................................................................298
9.8 Heteropolysaccharides ...................................................................................299
9.9 Synthetic Rubbers ..........................................................................................302
9.10 Naturally Occurring Polyisoprenes ...............................................................307
9.11 Resins ............................................................................................................ 310
9.12 Balloons ......................................................................................................... 311
9.13 Lignin ............................................................................................................ 312
9.14 Melanins ........................................................................................................ 313
9.15 Asphalt ........................................................................................................... 315
9.16 Summary ....................................................................................................... 315
Glossary .................................................................................................................... 316
Exercises ................................................................................................................... 317
Additional Reading .................................................................................................. 318

Chapter 10 Naturally Occurring Polymers—Animals ............................................................... 321
10.1 Proteins ..........................................................................................................322
10.2 Levels of Protein Structure ............................................................................325

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