The compact, affordable reference, revised and updated!

The Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Concise Third Edition provides the key information from the complete, twelve-volume Mark's Encyclopedia in an affordable, condensed format.

The Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Concise Third Edition contains all of the subjects covered in the 12 volumes of the world-renowned 3rd edition of Mark's Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology. The articles have been condensed by professional science writers, reviewed for accuracy by the original authors, and updated where necessary.

Completely revised and updated, this user-friendly desk reference offers quick access to all areas of polymer science, including:

• important advances in nanotechnology
• imaging and analytical techniques
• controlled polymer architecture
• biomimetics
• and more, all in one volume

Like the twelve-volume full edition, the Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Concise Third Edition provides both SI and common units, carefully selected key references for each article, and hundreds of tables, charts, figures, and graphs.

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