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1. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/16/2658

- Although plastic raw materials are relatively cheap, recycling plastic materials is a very important issue for global environmental protection.

- Recyclable plastics come in many types. Among them, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), Nylon, and thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) are studied.

- The most common form of low density polyethylene (LDPE) is film-like and can be used in microwave ovens. The linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) is a blended form of LDPE. The molecules of LLDPE all lineup and strongly hold together as the film is stretched to achieve much more flexibility, tensile strength, and conformability than LDPE. - - The high density polyethylene (HDPE) is better than those of LDPE and LLDPE in toughness, strength, and chemical resistance, but the flexibility of HDPE is not good.

- Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications, such as laboratory equipment, automotive parts, medical devices, and food containers. PP is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene.

- The characteristics of Nylon contain high wear resistance, excellent heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance, ease of machine, and noise dampening.

- TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizates) is a kind of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), which possesses the thermal resistance and low compressive deformation of vulcanized rubber, and the high-temperature resistance can reach 135 ◦C.

2. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9999134

3D printing materials and techniques for antennas and metamaterials

COC (cyclo olefin copolymer)

HIPS (high-impact polystyrene)

3. https://topas.com/tech-center/performance-data/electricalelectronics/

4. https://www.polyplastics.com/en/support/mold/topas/coc06d.html

COC

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_olefin_copolymer

COC is a relatively new class of polymers as compared to commodities such as polypropylene and polyethylene. This newer material is used in a wide variety of applications including packaging films, lenses, vials, displays, and medical devices.

5. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8874013

Broadband Characterization of Glass and Polymer Materials Using THz-TDS