Funktionale Polymere sind aber auch unsichtbar in Hautpflege- und Waschmitteln, in medizinischen Produkten und in der Wasseraufbereitung im Einsatz. Die Station klärt auf, welche Vorzüge der Einsatz von hochentwickelten Polymeren in unserem Alltag hat und wie zukünftig Polymere mit Hightech-Methoden besonders umweltfreundlich werden können.

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Useful Polymers for Everyday Life: What can superabsorbers, adhesives, and foams do?

Imagining the modern quality of life today without polymers or plastics is impossible. Plastics (containing polymers as a main component) have not only become indispensable in food preservation, as packaging materials, as lightweight containers, and as insulation materials, they also help conserve resources and energy, and can even be recycled.

Functional polymers also play an invisible role in skin care products and detergents, in water treatment processes, and manufacturing medical supplies. Our station will provide information about the benefits of using highly developed polymers in our everyday lives as well as how high-tech methods will contribute to more environmentally-friendly polymer production in the future.