ABSTRACT

Industry and academia remain fascinated with the diverse properties and applications of polymers. However, most introductory books on this enormous and important field do not stress practical problem solving or include recent advances, which are critical for the modern polymer scientist-to-be. Updating the popular first edition of "the polymer book

chapter 1|34 pages

Introductory Concepts

chapter 3|58 pages

Polymers in Solution

chapter 4|54 pages

Polymer Molecular Weights

chapter 5|76 pages

Condensation (Step-Growth) Polymerization

chapter 6|94 pages

Free Radical Polymerization

chapter 7|46 pages

Chain Copolymerization

chapter 8|58 pages

Ionic Chain Polymerization

chapter 9|54 pages

Coordination Addition Polymerization

chapter 10|26 pages

Ring-Opening Polymerization

chapter 11|94 pages

Living/Controlled Radical Polymerization

chapter 12|66 pages

Polymer Synthesis by Click Chemistry