1.   Because organic polymers break down in sunlight, Wheeler said, the alkoxysilanes are more common for outdoor use.

2.   It uses nanosized rods of a semiconducting material embedded in a thin layer of organic polymer that is in turn sandwiched between two electrodes.

3.   Some researchers are using clusters of plastic-like organic polymers that recognize chemicals as groups and not individuals.

4.   Unfortunately, the photolithographic etching process used to create integrated circuits from silicon destroys organic polymers.