Polyacrylics are one of the most innovative materials created in the last century.  They are largely used to replace glass and other materials.  They were developed in the 30’s and are widely used in many different areas today.  Polyacrylics are scientifically known as polymethyl methacrylate (Molecule database, 2007).  Their most common short-name is PMMA (Acrylic Glass, 2007).  Hartman (2001) states that they are thermoplastic and replace common materials such as glass, paint and fibers.  They are incredibly durable, up to 17 times other materials; they are very susceptible to wearing and damage from rough surfaces (Acrylic glass, 2007).  According to Acrylic glass (2007), the reason that polyacrylic plastics are so popular and widely used is because they are able to mold at high heats into just about any shape making them very versatile.