Applications of Polymers:

              Agriculture and Agribusiness

• Polymeric materials are used in and on soil to improve aeration, provide mulch, and promote plant growth and health.

  Medicine

• Many biomaterials, especially heart valve replacements and blood vessels, are made of polymers like Dacron, Teflon and polyurethane.

  Consumer Science

• Plastic containers of all shapes and sizes are light weight and economically less expensive than the more traditional containers. Clothing, floor coverings, garbage disposal bags, and packaging are other polymer applications.

  Industry

• Automobile parts, windshields for fighter planes, pipes, tanks, packing materials, insulation, wood substitutes, adhesives, matrix for composites, and elastomers are all polymer applications used in the industrial market.

  Sports

• Playground equipment, various balls, golf clubs, swimming pools, and protective helmets are often produced from polymers.