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This book is an introduction to polymers that focuses on the synthesis, structure, and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. The authors approach the subject matter from a molecular basis and carefully develop principles from an elementary starting point. Their discussion includes an overview of polymer synthesis, an introduction to the concept and measurement of molecular weight, a detailed view of polymer kinetics and the three-dimensional architecture of polymers, and a statistical description of disorder.
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"...a welcome addition to the scientific literature in general and to the Cambridge Solid State Science Series ...an exceptionally interesting and useful book..." Polymer News and Computational Polymer Science"Recommended for academic libraries wherever polymer or materials science are taught." Choice
Synopsis:
This book is an introduction to polymers and focuses on the synthesis, structure and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. It approaches polymeric materials from a molecular basis on the belief that there is a common core of knowledge and principles suitable for an introductory work.
Synopsis:
An introduction concerning the synthesis, structure and properties of the individual molecules constituting polymeric materials.
Description:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-405) and index.
Table of Contents
1. Polymerization: an overview; 2. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution; 3. Molecular weight determination; 4. Polymerization: kinetics and mechanism; 5. Three-dimensional architecture: conformation and stereochemical configuration; 6. The statistical behaviour of conformationally disordered chains; 7. The interacting bond model for average properties of coiling chains; 8. Rubber elasticity; 9. Solutions.
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