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| Todd L. Mansfield, R&D, R&D, The Procter & Gamble Company, 6300 Center Hill Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224 |
| Today's commercial diapers contain materials designed and manufactured for high performance in arenas such as absorbency, breathability, and elastomeric "stretch". Polymers are often the material of choice; polyacrylates, polyolefins and thermoplastic elastomers are used commercially in the examples above. Here we outline several examples of how we integrate polymer science with design for cost effect results. |
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The Polymer Science of Everyday Things
1:30 PM-4:50 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2003 Hilton Riverside -- Grand Salon B9/B12, Oral
Division of Polymer Chemistry |