Shashoua, Yvonne, <br/><br/>
Conservation of plastics :  materials science, degradation and preservation / 
Yvonne Shashoua. 
 - First edition. 
 - xiv, 286 pages :  colour illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Plastics in collections -- Historical development of plastics -- Technology of plastics production -- Properties of plastics -- Identification of plastics in collections -- Degradation of plastics -- Conservation of plastics -- The future of plastics conservation -- Appendix 1: Optical, physical, thermal and chemical properties of the most frequently collected plastics -- Appendix 2: Fourier transform infrared spectra of polymers frequently found in collections -- Appendix 3: Terms used to describe the degradation of plastics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0750664959 9780750664950 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plastics--Conservation<br/>Museum conservation methods
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA455.P5  / S464 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>069.53