Introduction to polymers

CONCEPTS, NOMENCLATURE AND SYNTHESIS OF POLYMERSConcepts and NomenclatureThe Origins of Polymer Science and the Polymer IndustryBasic Definitions and NomenclatureMolar Mass and Degree of PolymerizationPrinciples of PolymerizationIntroductionClassification of Polymerization ReactionsMonomer Functionality and Polymer Skeletal StructureFunctional Group Reactivity and Molecular Size: The Principle of Equal ReactivityStep PolymerizationIntroductionLinear Step PolymerizationNon-Linear Step PolymerizationRadical PolymerizationIntroduction to Radical PolymerizationThe Chemistry of Conventional Free-Radical PolymerizationKinetics of Conventional Free-Radical PolymerizationFree-Radical Polymerization ProcessesReversible-Deactivation ('Living') Radical PolymerizationsNon-Linear Radical PolymerizationsIonic PolymerizationIntroduction to Ionic PolymerizationCationic PolymerizationAnionic PolymerizationGroup-Transfer PolymerizationStereochemistry and Coordination PolymerizationIntroduction to Stereochemistry of PolymerizationTacticity of PolymersGeometric Isomerism in Polymers Prepared from Conjugated DienesZiegler-Natta Coordination PolymerizationMetallocene Coordination PolymerizationRing-Opening PolymerizationIntroduction to Ring-Opening PolymerizationCationic Ring-Opening PolymerizationAnionic Ring-Opening PolymerizationFree-Radical Ring-Opening PolymerizationRing-Opening Metathesis PolymerizationSpecialized Methods of Polymer SynthesisIntroductionSolid-State Topochemical PolymerizationPolymerization by Oxidative CouplingPrecursor Routes to Intractable PolymersSupramolecular Polymerization (Polyassociation)CopolymerizationIntroductionStep CopolymerizationChain CopolymerizationBlock Copolymer SynthesisGraft Copolymer SynthesisCHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERSTheoretical Description of Polymers in SolutionIntroductionThermodynamics of Polymer SolutionsChain.

DimensionsFrictional Properties of Polymer Molecules in Dilute SolutionNumber-Average Molar MassIntroduction to Measurements of Number-Average Molar MassMembrane OsmometryVapour Pressure OsmometryEbulliometry and CryoscopyEnd-Group AnalysisEffects of Low Molar Mass Impurities upon MnScattering MethodsIntroductionStatic Light ScatteringDynamic Light ScatteringSmall-Angle X-Ray and Neutron ScatteringFrictional Properties of Polymers in SolutionIntroductionDilute Solution ViscometryUltracentrifugationMolar Mass DistributionIntroductionFractionationGel Permeation ChromatographyField-Flow FractionationMass SpectroscopyChemical Composition and Molecular MicrostructureIntroductionPrinciples of SpectroscopyUltraviolet and Visible Light Absorption SpectroscopyInfrared SpectroscopyRaman SpectroscopyNuclear Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMass SpectroscopyPHASE STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY OF BULK POLYMERSThe Amorphous StateIntroductionThe Glass TransitionFactors Controlling the TgMacromolecular DynamicsThe Crystalline StateIntroductionDetermination of Crystal StructurePolymer Single CrystalsSemi-Crystalline PolymersLiquid Crystalline PolymersDefects in Crystalline PolymersCrystallizationMeltingMulticomponent Polymer SystemsIntroductionPolymer BlendsBlock CopolymersPROPERTIES OF BULK POLYMERSElastic DeformationIntroductionElastic DeformationElastic Deformation of PolymersViscoelasticityIntroductionViscoelastic Mechanical ModelsBoltzmann Superposition PrincipleDynamic Mechanical TestingFrequency Dependence of Viscoelastic BehaviourTransitions and Polymer StructureTime-Temperature SuperpositionEffect of EntanglementsNon-Linear ViscoelasticityElastomersIntroductionThermodynamics of Elastomer DeformationStatistical Theory of Elastomer DeformationStress-Strain Behaviour of ElastomersFactors Affecting Mechanical BehaviourYield and CrazingIntroductionPhenomenology of.

YieldYield CriteriaDeformation MechanismsCrazingFracture and TougheningIntroductionFundamentals of FractureMechanics of FractureFracture PhenomenaToughened PolymersPolymer CompositesIntroduction to Composite MaterialsMatrix MaterialsTypes of ReinforcementComposite CompositionParticulate ReinforcementFibre ReinforcementNanocompositesElectrical PropertiesIntroduction to Electrical PropertiesDielectric PropertiesConduction in PolymersPolymer ElectronicsAnswers to ProblemsIndexProblems and Further Reading appear at the end of each chapter.

Concepts and nomenclature -- Principles of polymerization -- Step polymerization -- Radical polymerization -- Ionic polymerization -- Stereochemistry and coordination polymerization -- Ring-opening polymerization -- Specialized methods of polymer synthesis -- Copolymerization -- Theoretical description of polymers in solution -- Number-average molar mass -- Scattering methods -- Frictional properties of polymers in solution -- Molar mass distribution -- Chemical composition and molecular microstructure -- The amorphous state -- The crystalline state -- Multicomponent polymer systems -- Elastic deformation -- Viscoelasticity -- Elastomers -- Yield and crazing -- Fracture and toughening -- Polymer composites -- Electrical properties.