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Springer Polymer Libraries 2010 Edition by Michael A. R. Meier Dean C. Webster
This is truly an exciting time to be in the ?eld of polymer science. Advances in polymerization methods are providing polymer scientists with the ability to specify and control polymer composition structure architecture and molecular weight to a degree that was not possible just a decade ago. This in turn is resulting in many novel application possibilities of polymers ranging from drug delivery systems and nanolithographyto stimuli-responsivematerials and many others. In additionmany of the application areas of polymers - such as coatings adhesives thermoplastics composites and personal care - are also taking advantage of the ability to design polymersduringtheir developmentefforts. Not to forgetmanyof these applications of polymers involve mixing polymers with solvents catalysts colorants and many other ingredients to prepare a formulated product. However the tuning of polymer composition and structure as well as polymer formulations to optimize the ?nal performance properties can be challenging - pecially since in many cases several interacting variables need to be optimized simultaneously. This is where the methodologies and techniques of combinatorial and high-throughput experimentation to synthesize and characterize polymer - braries can be an invaluable approach. Simply put a polymer library is a collection of multiple polymer samples having a systematic variation in one or more variables related to composition structure or process. Various methods and strategies have been explored to ef?ciently prepare a large number of polymer samples and also to screen these samples for key properties of interest. Table of contents : Polymer Libraries: Preparation and Applications.- Parallel Optimization and High-Throughput Preparation of Well-Defined Copolymer Libraries Using Controlled/"Living" Polymerization Methods.- Gradient and Microfluidic Library Approaches to Polymer Interfaces.- Polymer Informatics.