FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS, 2ND EDITION

Revised due to new developments in the polymer area. This book contains a broad, unified introduction to the subject matter that will be of immediate practical value plus a foundation for more advanced study. New features include a discussion of liquid-crystal polymers, the Flory-Huggins theory, group-transfer polymerization, a quantitative treatment of Ziegler-Natta polymerization with three new worked-out examples and much more. Also, end-of-chapter problems have been added along with practical illustrations of the material.

Partial table of contents:

POLYMER FUNDAMENTALS.

Types of Polymers.

Bonding in Polymers.

Stereoisomerism.

Characterization of Molecular Weight.

Polymer Solubility and Solutions.

Transitions in Polymers.

POLYMER SYNTHESIS.

Step-Growth (Condensation) Polymerization.

Free-Radical Addition (Chain-Growth) Polymerization.

Nonradical Addition Polymerization.

Copolymerization.

POLYMER PROPERTIES.

Rubber Elasticity.

Purely Viscous Flow.

Viscometry and Tube Flow.

Linear Viscoelasticity.

POLYMER TECHNOLOGY.

Processing.

Plastics.

Rubber.

Synthetic Fibers.

Surface Finishes.

Adhesives.

Index.