Polymeric Blends: A Short Review

Abstract

At present, the use of polymeric materials is so intense in our society, that we could consider ourselves to be living in the „polymer age”. Due to their versatility, polymers are present in every step of our whole „infrastructure”. It is a growing research field due to the need of extending the application horizon of polymers with the purpose of replacing other materials (e.g. metallic) that are predominantly used in certain industries. This article is a review that discusses both the classification of polymer materials and state-of-the-art research of other authors with respect to polymer blends.