Description
Book SynopsisOrganic and Physical Chemistry of Polymers provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of polymers, including their structure and synthesis as well as their chemical and physical properties.
Trade Review"It is a valuable as a reference source for students or practioners who desire a broad, general, basic introduction to the chemistry and properties of polymers." (
CHOICE, August 2008)
Table of Contents1. Introduction.
2. Cohesive energies of polymeric systems.
3. Molecular structure of polymers.
4. Thermodynamics of Macromolecular Systems.
5. Conformational structures and morphologies.
6. Determination of molar masses and study of conformations and morphologies by physical methods.
7. Step-growth polymerizations.
8. Chain polymerizations.
9. Reactivity and chemical modification of polymers.
10. Macromolecular synthesis.
11. Thermo-mechanical properties of polymers.
12. Mechanical properties of polymers.
13. Rheology, Formulation and Polymer Processing Techniques.
14. Natural and artificial polymers.
15. Linear (monodimensional) synthetic polymers.
16. Three-dimensional synthetic polymers.
