Description
Book SynopsisPolymer science is concerned with the structure, synthesis, physical properties, and utility of polymers. Polymers are macromolecular building blocks used to construct natural and man-made materials. Polymers from the Inside Out: An Introduction to Macromolecules provides an all-encompassing introduction to polymers and how they affect the world.
Trade Review"The authors explain polymers' unique properties; contrast step-and chain-growth polymerization; and conclude with a focus on naturally-occurring biopolymers." (
SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)
"...introduces students to both synthesis and properties, but does so as a broad overview 'to facilitate either a one-semester or two-semester course in polymer science.'" (Choice, Vol. 39, No. 3, November 2001)
"A really nice concise book for an introductory polymer course.... Well done!!!" (Polymer News, Vol. 26, No. 10, 2001)
"...recommended reading for all those of us who have anything to do with plastics in any of its areas." ("...que es recomendable su lectura por parte de todos aquellos que nos relacionamos con los plasticos en cualquiere de sus ambitos.") (Centro Espanol de Plasticos, January/February 2002)
"...an essential resource for the practising scientist..." (DKILit)
"This book…will be of great use for professors of physics and chemistry." (Centro Espanol de Plasticos, August 2007)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Acknowledgments.
Chapter Summary.
Introduction.
Step-Growth Polymerization.
Chain-Growth Polymerization.
The Microstructures of Polymers.
The Conformational Characteristics of Polymers.
Solution Properties of Polymers.
Bulk Properties of Polymers.
Naturally Occurring Biopolymers.
Index.
