676 Pages 10 Color & 455 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

676 Pages
by CRC Press

676 Pages 10 Color & 455 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

A well-rounded and articulate examination of polymer properties at the molecular level, Polymer Chemistry focuses on fundamental principles based on underlying chemical structures, polymer synthesis, characterization, and properties. It emphasizes the logical progression of concepts and provide mathematical tools as needed as well as fully derived problems for advanced calculations. The... Read more

Introduction to Chain Molecules.  Step-Growth Polymerization. Chain-Growth Polymerization. Controlled Polymerization.  Copolymers, Microstructure, and Stereoregularity. Polymer Conformations.  Thermodynamics of Polymer Mixtures.  Light Scattering by Polymer Solutions.  Dynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions. Networks, Gels, and Rubber Elasticity. Linear Viscoelasticity. Glass Transition. Crystalline Polymers. Apendix.

Biography

Timothy P. Lodge, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota