Polymer Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, Third Edition

   Edited by William A. Goddard III, Donald Brenner, Sergey E. Lyshevski, Gerald J Iafrate

   In his 1959 address, "There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom," Richard P. Feynman speculated about manipulating materials atom by atom and challenged the technical community "to find ways of manipulating and controlling things on a small scale." This visionary challenge has now become a reality,...

   Published May 28th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Functional Polymer Blends

   Synthesis, Properties, and Performance

   Edited by Vikas Mittal

   With their broad range of properties, polymer blends are widely used in adhesion, colloidal stability, the design of composite and biocompatible materials, and other areas. As the science and technology of polymer blends advances, an increasing number of polymer blend systems and applications...

   Published April 25th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Polyurethane Casting Primer

   By I.R. Clemitson

   Omitting complicated chemistry concepts, Polyurethane Casting Primer presents practical details on the casting of polyurethane products to assist readers in their daily work. It covers fundamental methods, explores hands-on design and production topics, and keeps theory to a minimum. The book...

   Published December 18th 2011 by CRC Press
4. Polymer Thermodynamics

   Blends, Copolymers and Reversible Polymerization

   By Kal Renganathan Sharma

   Polymer Thermodynamics: Blends, Copolymers and Reversible Polymerization describes the thermodynamic basis for miscibility as well as the mathematical models used to predict the compositional window of miscibility and construct temperature versus volume-fraction phase diagrams. The book covers the...

   Published October 9th 2011 by CRC Press
5. Chemical Modification of Biological Polymers

   By Roger L. Lundblad

   Series: Protein Science

   Examining the chemical modification of biological polymers and the emerging applications of this technology, Chemical Modification of Biological Polymers reflects the change in emphasis in this subsection of biotechnology from the study of protein structure and function toward applications in...

   Published September 12th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers

   By W.M. Huang, Bin Yang, Yong Qing Fu

   Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are some of the most important and valuable engineering materials developed in the last 25 years. These fascinating materials demonstrate remarkably versatile properties—including capacity for actuation and stimulus responsiveness—that are enabling technologists to...

   Published September 7th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Introduction to Polymers, Third Edition

   By Robert J. Young, Peter A. Lovell

   Thoroughly updated, Introduction to Polymers, Third Edition presents the science underpinning the synthesis, characterization and properties of polymers. The material has been completely reorganized and expanded to include important new topics and provide a coherent platform for teaching and...

   Published June 26th 2011 by CRC Press
8. Polymer Translocation

   By M. Muthukumar

   Polymer translocation occurs in many biological and biotechnological phenomena where electrically charged polymer molecules move through narrow spaces in crowded environments. Unraveling the rich phenomenology of polymer translocation requires a grasp of modern concepts of polymer physics and...

   Published May 15th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Thermoplastic Materials

   Properties, Manufacturing Methods, and Applications

   By Christopher C. Ibeh

   Practical and affordable, thermoplastics account for more than 90 percent of all plastic materials manufactured. That so many varieties are now available, speaks to the idea that while there is no one perfect material, it is possible to find a material that fits for every application. However,...

   Published April 24th 2011 by CRC Press
10. Introduction to Molecular Motion in Polymers

    By Richard A. Pethrick, Taweechai Amornsaichai, Alastair M. North

    This book explains how molecular movement is determined by chemical structure, then how motion controls the physical and technological properties of polymer materials. Readers are introduced to the concepts of molecular movement in polymers and the connections with causative chemical structure on...

    Published March 8th 2011 by Whittles Publishing