Polymers are everywhere and basic to every living thing, whether plant or animal.
Other Polymers range from elephant tusks, to computer chips, cotton, wood, plexi-glass, skin, muscles, rust proof automotive panels, starch, DNA, toothbrushes and toys. Typical polymer science occupations range from engineers, to chemists,service and sales reps, manufacturing and research analysts, product managers, programmers, production and inventory control specialists, purchasing managers, business systems and investment analysts, biomedical designers, estimators, hardware and software designers, marketing analysts, horticulturists, environmental researchers, mathematicians, teachers, physicists, web developers, technical writers, geologists, health and pharmaceutical specialists, radiologists and physicians. All other sciences can lead to polymer science. Most people working in science or technology today are required to work with and understand polymeric materials. The reason for all of this fuss is that these chemical compounds of high molecular weight with very long, chainlike molecules intertwine yielding unique and practical properties as strength, durability, plasticity and elasticity.