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Preface
BARRIER RESINS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED the packaging industry and, therefore, have been the focus of intense investigation. Numerous interesting developments related to barrier applications have been reported in journals and at various technical meetings. Typically, however, the information is spread in a dilute fashion through a large number of outlets. The time seemed right to publish a collection of both fundamental and practical principles involved in making and using barrier polymers and structures. The project took the form of this book, which provides a comprehensive treatment of the state of science and technology in the area of barrier polymers and barrier structures. The topics covered will be of direct interest to industrial scientists making or using barrier packaging. Moreover, government regulators who work with the packaging industry should find the book useful in indicating trends in materials and processes in the industry. Academic researchers working in fundamentals of sorption and transport processes will alsofindseveral good updates in these areas.
Acknowledgments The National Science Foundation and the ACS are acknowledged for partial support of my time in the preparation of the overview chapter and the coordination of the book. It has been a sincere pleasure working with Cheryl Shanks and Beth Pratt-Dewey of the ACS on this project; their good nature and efficiency were examples for me. Thanks are extended to the session chairs and participants in the symposium on which the book is based. Finally, I express my deepest gratitude to the authors whose work is presented in this volume and the many excellent reviewers who helped perfect the papers with their thoughtful comments.
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Dedication This book is dedicated to Vivian T. Stannett, whose pioneering contributions to understanding the fundamentals of barrier polymers continue to inspire and motivate scientists in this field. WILLIAM J. KOROS
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712
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