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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introduction To Polymers 3Rd Edition 2011 by Robert J. Young, Peter A. Lovell
Thoroughly updated, Introduction to Polymers, Third Edition presents the science underpinning the synthesis, characterization and properties of polymers. The material has been completely reorganized and expanded to include important new topics and provide a coherent platform for teaching and learning the fundamental aspects of contemporary polymer science. New to the Third EditionPart IThis first part covers newer developments in polymer synthesis, including 'living' radical polymerization, catalytic chain transfer and free-radical ring-opening polymerization, along with strategies for the synthesis of conducting polymers, dendrimers, hyperbranched polymers and block copolymers. Polymerization mechanisms have been made more explicit by showing electron movements.Part IIIn this part, the authors have added new topics on diffusion, solution behaviour of polyelectrolytes and field-flow fractionation methods. They also greatly expand coverage of spectroscopy, including UV visible, Raman, infrared, NMR and mass spectroscopy. In addition, the Flory-Huggins theory for polymer solutions and their phase separation is treated more rigorously. Part IIIA completely new, major topic in this section is multicomponent polymer systems. The book also incorporates new material on macromolecular dynamics and reptation, liquid crystalline polymers and thermal analysis. Many of the diagrams and micrographs have been updated to more clearly highlight features of polymer morphology.Part IVThe last part of the book contains major new sections on polymer composites, such as nanocomposites, and electrical properties of polymers. Other new topics include effects of chain entanglements, swelling of elastomers, polymer fibres, impact behaviour and ductile fracture. Coverage of rubber-toughening of brittle plastics has also been revised and expanded.While this edition adds many new concepts, the philosophy of the book remains unchanged. Largely self-contained, the text fully derives most equations and cross-references topics between chapters where appropriate. Each chapter not only includes a list of further reading to help readers expand their knowledge of the subject but also provides problem sets to test understanding, particularly of numerical aspects. 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.