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Polymer IRC links

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The Polymer IRC draws its expertise from the following core research groups:

• The IRC in Polymer Engineering, based at the University of Bradford.

• The IRC in Polymer Science and Technology based at the University of Durham.

• Durham Ion Beam Analysis Service

• The Polymers And Complex Fluids Group at the University of Leeds.

• The Polymer Centre at the University of Sheffield.

Other key partners include:

• The Materials KTN - An overarching network of networks in Materials, set up to bring together the views of all in business, design, research and technology organisations, trade associations, the financial market, academia and others in the value network across the materials community.

• The British Plastics Federation - The leading trade association for the UK plastics industry.

• FaraPack Polymer Laboratories - A collaboration between Faraday Knowledge and ourselves to provide advanced polymers for the packaging industry.

• METRC - A virtual lab, specialising in soft nanotechnology research and applying this to industry.