The mechanism by which phthalates and other molecules afford plasticisation to polar polymers has been a subject of intense study since the 1960s.

This explains why small changes in the length of these chains produce small changes in the level of plasticisation.

They sent a communique to a newspaper posing as a black radical group saying that it was a protest against "the plasticisation of the black man's wisdom with the so-called 'White Christmas'."

The result is a decrease in the yield stress and glass transition temperature (T), as well as a plasticisation of the material which leads to crazing at lower stresses and strains.

Destruction of hydro peroxides is to happen before the first thermal treatment or during plasticization and can be supported by suitable additives like antioxidants.

The highly polar H2S and polarizable CO2 molecules can strongly interact with the polymer membranes causing swelling and plasticization due to high levels of impurities.

Polyamide-imides can resist plasticization because of the strong intermolecular interactions arising from the polyimide functions as well as the ability of the polymer chains to hydrogen bond with one another as a result of the amide bond.