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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing - Green Chemistry - Polyester biodegradability: importance and potential for optimisation. | Aug 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NC State University Libraries - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry - Polyamides and Polyesters: Step-Growth Polymers. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing - Green Chemistry - Polyester biodegradability: importance and potential for optimisation. | Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - The Historical Development of Polyesters (PDF). | Jan 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Polyester. A Cultural History. | Jul 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Polyesters. | Dec 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell Chronicle - Blamed for fouling the environment, polyester may help save it. | Oct 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council of Fashion Designers of America - Polyester. | Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Essential Chemical Industry - online - Polyesters. | Dec 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Increased comfort of polyester fabrics. | Sep 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Polyester. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Polyester. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Jul 22, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Geno Jezek - What Is Polyester? | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Polyester. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Peter Schwartz's - History of Polyester. | Sep 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Chemguide - Polyesters. | May 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Department of the Environment and Water Resources - Biodegradable Polyesters. | May 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Polyesters. | May 19, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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