Introduction to Physical Polymer ScienceAn Updated Edition of the Classic Text Polymers constitute the basis for the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and coating industries. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Physical Polymer Science acknowledges the industrial success of polymers and the advancements made in the field while continuing to deliver the comprehensive introduction to polymer science that made its predecessors classic texts. The Fourth Edition continues its coverage of amorphous and crystalline materials, glass transitions, rubber elasticity, and mechanical behavior, and offers updated discussions of polymer blends, composites, and interfaces, as well as such basics as molecular weight determination. Thus, interrelationships among molecular structure, morphology, and mechanical behavior of polymers continue to provide much of the value of the book. Newly introduced topics include:
In addition, new sections have been included on fire retardancy, friction and wear, optical tweezers, and more. Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, Fourth Edition provides both an essential introduction to the field as well as an entry point to the latest research and developments in polymer science and engineering, making it an indispensable text for chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, and polymer science and engineering students and professionals. |
From inside the book
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... Kinetics of Crystallization / 271 6.7 The Reentry Problem in Lamellae / 290 6.8 Thermodynamics of Fusion / 299 6.9 Effect of Chemical Structure on the Melting Temperature / 305 6.10 Fiber Formation and Structure / 307 6.11 The ...
... kinetics, and polymer chain structure work together to strengthen the field of polymer science. Following suit, the teaching of polymer science in colleges and universities around the world has continued to evolve. Where once a single ...
... Kinetic chain length Poisson's ratio n ̄ = kinematic viscosity Screening length Mesh size Osmotic pressure p1 = 3.1416 Density re = electron density r = reduced density Stress Normal stress sb = tensile stress to break Surface free ...
... kinetics of polymerization. However, these facts led to much confusion for chemists early in the twentieth century. At that time chemists were able to understand and characterize small molecules. Compounds such as hexane all have six ...
... kinetic schemes, chain and stepwise polymerization. The most important of the chain polymerization methods is called free radical polymerization. 1.4.1.1 Free Radical Polymerization The synthesis of poly(ethyl acrylate) will be used as ...
Contents
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3 Dilute Solution Thermodynamics Molecular Weights and Sizes | 71 |
4 Concentrated Solutions Phase Separation Behavior and Diffusion | 145 |
5 The Amorphous State | 197 |
6 The Crystalline State | 239 |
7 Polymers in the Liquid Crystalline State | 325 |
8 GlassRubber Transition Behavior | 349 |
9 Crosslinked Polymers and Rubber Elasticity | 427 |
10 Polymer Viscoelasticity and Rheology | 507 |
11 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers | 557 |
12 Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces | 613 |
13 Multicomponent Polymeric Materials | 687 |
14 Modern Polymer Topics | 757 |
Index | 827 |