Editing Glass (section)

==== Polymers ====
Important [[polymer]] glasses include amorphous and glassy pharmaceutical compounds. These are useful because the solubility of the compound is greatly increased when it is amorphous compared to the same crystalline composition. Many emerging pharmaceuticals are practically insoluble in their crystalline forms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-ics.u-strasbg.fr/etsp//research/glass/field.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525003628/http://www-ics.u-strasbg.fr/etsp/research/glass/field.php|url-status=dead|title=A main research field: Polymer glasses|archive-date=25 May 2016|website=www-ics.u-strasbg.fr}}</ref> Many polymer [[thermoplastic]]s familiar to everyday use are glasses. For many applications, like [[glass bottles]] or [[eyewear]], polymer glasses ([[acrylic glass]], [[polycarbonate]] or [[polyethylene terephthalate]]) are a lighter alternative to traditional glass.<ref name="Carraher-polymer">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_izOBgAAQBAJ&q=polymer%20glass%20lighter%20alternative&pg=PA274|title=Introduction to Polymer Chemistry|first=Charles E. Jr.|last=Carraher|year=2012|pages=274|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-4665-5495-5}}</ref>