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Book SynopsisPolymers may be classified as either homopolymers, consisting of one single repeating unit, or copolymers, consisting of two or more distinct repeating units. Block copolymers contain long contiguous blocks of two or more repeating units in the same polymer chain. Covering one of the hottest topics in polymer chemistry, Block Copolymers provides a coherent overview of the synthetic routes, physical properties, and applications of block copolymers.
This pioneering text provides not only a guideline for developing synthetic strategies for creating block copolymers with defined characteristics, but also a key to the relationship between the physical properties of block copolymers and the structure and dynamics of materials. Covering features of the chemistry and physics of block copolymers that are not found in comparable texts, Block Copolymers illustrates the structure-activity relationship of block copolymers and offers suggestions for the design of specific applications. Divided i
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"This pioneering text provides not only a guideline for developing synthetic strategies for creating block copolymers with defined characteristics, but also a key to the relationship between the physical properties...and the structure and dynamics of materials." (Apollit Database)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Abbreviations and Symbols.
I: BLOCK COPOLYMER SYNTHESIS.
1 Block Copolymers by Anionic Polymerization.
2 Block Copolymers by Cationic Polymerization.
3 Block Copolymers by Living Free Radical Polymerization.
4 Block Copolymers by Group Transfer Polymerization.
5 Block Copolymers by Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization.
6 Synthesis of Block Copolymers by a Combination of Different Polymerization Methods.
7 Synthesis of Block Copolymers by Chemical Modification.
8 Nonlinear Block Copolymers.
II: MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS.
9 Molecular Characterization of Block Copolymers.
III: SOLUTION PROPERTIES OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS.
10 Dilute Solutions of Block Copolymers in Nonselective Solvents.
11 Dilute Solutions of Block Copolymers in Selective Solvents.
12 Adsorption of Block Copolymers At Solid-Liquid Interfaces.
IV: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS.
13 Theory.
14 Structure Factor and Chain Architecture.
15 Block Copolymer Phase State.
16 Viscoelastic Properties of Block Copolymers.
17 Phase Transformation Kinetics.
18 Block Copolymers with Strongly Interacting Groups.
19 Block Copolymer Morphology.
20 Block Copolymer Dynamics.
V: APPLICATIONS.
21 Block Copolymer Applications.
Index.
