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TL;DR: Metallocene based catalysts have opened up the possibility of synthesizing new types of polymers from presently available monomers with unprecedented molecular architectures, which in turn imparts unique set of balanced properties such as better optics, higher toughness, impact strength and better melt viscosity.
Abstract: Recent years have seen an innovative approach in polymer research. Instead of investing effort into novel polymers from new monomers, today the work is much more focused on currently available monomers. The plastics business is facing one of its most significant periods in decades, ushering in an age of custom-made commodity plastics with high-tech properties. Just as semiconductors turned analog signals into digitals information, metallocenes promise to turn plastics into more definable materials. And much as biotechnology promises drugs with pinpoint accuracy, these catalysts promise plastics that can be designed to engineer exacting needs and there is literally a whole new industry growing out of this. Metallocene based catalysts have opened up the possibility of synthesizing new types of polymers from presently available monomers with unprecedented molecular architectures, which in turn imparts unique set of balanced properties such as better optics, higher toughness, impact strength and better melt viscosity.