Abstract
Reactive and functional polymers are manufactured essentially from the chemical or physical modification of their precursors or by the addition of active fillers. These polymers have proven important for the development of advanced materials for different applications, and they are booming and will be a fundamental part in the future life for agricultural, energy efficiency, environmental remediation, medical devices, among others. With this chapter, we open the main topics that will be analyzed in this book.
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The format of the citations Gutiérrez et al. 2018; Gutiérrez and Alvarez 2018; Gutiérrez et al. 2016b; Gutiérrez et al. 2015b; Gutiérrez et al. 2016a; Gutiérrez et al. 2015a; Gutiérrez et al. 2019; Merino et al. 2019a, Merino et al. 2019b; Merino et al. 2018b; Merino et al. 2018a; have been corrected to only include the year. The affiliation of T. J. Gutiérrez has been changed to:
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The author would like to thank the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Postdoctoral internal fellowship PDTS-Resolution 2417), Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT) (grant PICT-2017-1362), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) for financial support, and Dr. Mirian Carmona-Rodríguez.
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Gutiérrez, T.J. (2020). Introduction to Reactive and Functional Polymers: A Note From the Editor. In: Gutiérrez, T.J. (eds) Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume One . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43403-8_1
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