Overview

Like so many of its kind, this textbook originated from the requirements of teaching. While lecturing on macromolecular science as a required subject for chemists and materials scientists on the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich (1960-1971), I needed a one-volume textbook which treated the whole field of macromolecular science, from its chemistry and physics to its applications, in a not too elementary manner. This textbook thus intends to bridge the gap between the often oversimplified introductory books and the highly specialized texts and monographs that cover only parts of macromolecular science. This first English edition is based on the third German edition (1975), which is about 40% different from the first German edition (1971), a result of rapid progress in macromolecular science and the less rapid education of the writer. This text intends to survey the whole field of macromolecular science. Its organization results from the following considerations. The chemical structure of macromolecular compounds should be independent of the method of synthesis, at least in the ideal case. Part I is thus concerned with the chemical and physical structure of macro­ molecules. Properties depend on structure. Solution properties are thus discussed in Part II, solid state properties in Part III. There are other reasons for discussing properties before syntheses: For example, it is difficult to under­ stand equilibrium polymerization without knowledge of solution thermody­ of the glass temperature, etc.

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Author:   Hans-Georg Elias
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
Weight:   1.877kg
ISBN:  

9781461573661

ISBN 10:   1461573661
Pages:   1200
Publication Date:   14 March 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Constitution.- 3. Configuration.- 4. Conformation.- 5. Supermolecular Structures.- 6. Solution Thermodynamics.- 7. Transport Phenomena.- 8. Molecular Weights and Molecular-Weight Distributions.- 9. Determination of Molecular Weight and Molecular-Weight Distribution.- 10. Thermal Transitions.- 11. Mechanical Properties.- 12. Compounding and Processing of Plastics.- 13. Interfacial Phenomena.- 14. Electrical Properties.- 15. Optical Properties.- 16. Principles of Polymerization.- 17. Polycondensations.- 18. Ionic Polymerization.- 19. Polyinsertion.- 20. Free Radical Unipolymerization.- 21. Radiation-Activated Polymerization.- 22. Copolymerization.- 23. Reactions of Macromolecules.- 24. Chemical Aging.- 25. Carbon Chains.- 26. Carbon—Oxygen Chains.- 27. Carbon—Sulfur Chains.- 28. Carbon—Nitrogen Chains.- 29. Polynucleotides.- 30. Proteins.- 31. Polysaccharides.- 32. Wood and Lignin.- 33. Inorganic Chains.

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