polyimide

American  

[pol-ee-im-ahyd, -id] / ˌpɒl iˈɪm aɪd, -ɪd /

noun

1. any of a class of polymers with an imido group: resistant to high temperatures, wear, radiation, and many chemicals.

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Etymology

Origin of polyimide

1940–45; poly- + imide ( def. )

Example Sentences

The novel technique includes forming curved MGs on a polyimide through UV-laser processing, which are then transcribed onto a thin film made of SBS.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024

The sensor is produced using a polyimide film, which is converted into porous graphene using a pulsed laser.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

In 2019, Japan’s government tightened export controls on three materials to South Korea - fluorinated polyimide, hydrogen fluoride and resists - key materials used in the production of semiconductors.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2023

While heating graphene oxide with a laser, he missed the sample, and accidentally heated the material it was sitting on, a sheet of polyimide plastic.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2014

For his part, Garrido says he's now working to stack graphene transistor arrays on flexible substrates, such as the biocompatible polymers parylene and polyimide, each mechanically and heat stable.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2012