Parvovirus B19, which causes fifth disease in humans, is a member of the Erythrovirus genus of the Parvoviridae. Prior to 2014, it was also the name applied to a genus within the subfamily Parvovirinae, but this has been amended to genus Protoparvovirus to avoid confusion between taxonomic levels.
PVC redirects here. For other uses, see PVC (disambiguation). Polyvinyl chloride (/ËpÉlivaÉªnÉl ËklÉÉraÉªd/), more correctly but unusually poly(vinyl chloride), commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC comes in two basic forms: rigid (sometimes abbreviated as RPVC) and flexible.
The basic binding materials in plastic are resins, which undergoes polymerization and condensation reactions during the preparation of plastic. There are two types of plastics, thermoplastics and thermoset plastics. Examples of thermoplastics include polythene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polytyrene (PS), nylons, and polytetrofluoro ethylene (PTFE or Teflon). Examples of thermoset plastics include phenolic resins, amino resins, polyester resins, silicon resins, epoxy resins, and polyurethanes. This handbook discusses the types, properties, uses, and advantages of thermoset plastics.