Polymer chemistry

Offering comprehensive and up-to-date know-how in one compact book, an experienced editor and top authors cover every aspect of these important molecules from molecular recognition to cyclodextrins as enzyme models.

Provides an overview of the family of polyester polymers which comprise an important group of plastics that span the range of commodity polymers to engineering resins.

A comprehensive and systematic treatment of our current understanding of the microfluidic technique and its advantages in the controllable fabrication of advanced functional polymeric materials.

Engineering design teams sometimes have need of a material that may not exist because the combination of required properties is difficult to achieve.

The field of encapsulation, especially microencapsulation, is a rapidly growing area of research and product development.

This book provides a critical review of the equilibrium elastic properties of rubber, together with the kinetic-theory background.

This book covers a wide range of topics in polymer rheology.

This new book covers the synthetic as well application aspects of functional polymers.

Utilizes an encyclopedic approach to cover the developments in polyolefins and styrenics during the last decade This book focuses on common types of polymers belonging to the class of polyolefins and styrenics.

Green materials derived from renewable resources are increasingly being advocated for sustainable development due to rising environmental consciousness, waste management difficulties, depleting fossil resources, and rising oil prices to name a few.

Thermodynamics is an indispensable tool for developing a large and growing fraction of new polymers and polymer blends.

There is great interest in the preparation of synthetic receptor-based recognition units for cheap, robust, economic, and selective chemical sensors.

With synthetic implants such as hip joints, heart valves and dental crowns now routinely used in the human body for medical purposes, study of the metals, ceramics and polymers used in these repairs is more important than ever.

New materials are required to solve global challenges such as the growing energy demand and reducing the threat of new and re-emerging diseases and infections.

Delving into the development of plasmonic nanosensors to detect toxic heavy metal ions in aqueous media, this book explores a significant and burgeoning branch of nanosensor technology based on plasmon resonance and serves as a guide for conducting research in this area.

Dieses einfuhrende Lehrbuch bietet Studenten der Chemie, Biochemie, Biologie und Pharmazie eine perfekt strukturierte und kompakte Ubersicht uber die faszinierende Welt der Terpene.

There are obvious benefits in using flame-retardants, as many human lives and property are saved from fire.

This broadly-based work gathers the vast bulk of information published on cyclopolymerization since its discovery - including the symmetrical diene counterparts of all classical monomers that can undergo addition polymerization, all unsymmetrical dienes, and cyclopolymerizable monomers such as dialdehydes, diynes, diisocyanates, diepoxides, dinitriles, and some organometallic monomers.

An explanation for engineers and chemists working in such industries as paper, paint, and textiles, of the operating mechanisms involved in the physics and chemistry of polymers and colloids as they apply to emulsion polymer manufacture and use.

This book covers a variety of recent research on natural polymers, biomaterials, composites, and their applications.

With combinatorial chemistry millions of organic compounds can be produced simultaneously, quickly, and in most cases by automated procedures.

This volume, Bioresponsive Polymers: Design and Application in Drug Delivery, focuses on recent advancements in bioresponsive polymers and their design, characterization, and applications in varied fields, such as drug delivery and gene delivery.

Highlighting a broad range multiscale modeling and methods for anticipating the morphologies and the properties of interfaces and multiphase materials, this reference covers the methodology of predicting polymer properties and its potential application to a wider variety of polymer types than previously thought possible.

Analytical Methods for Polymer Characterization presents a collection of methods for polymer analysis.

This first comprehensive overview of reactive extrusion technology for over a decade combines the views of contributors from both academia and industry who share their experiences and highlight possible applications and markets.

Highlighting a broad range multiscale modeling and methods for anticipating the morphologies and the properties of interfaces and multiphase materials, this reference covers the methodology of predicting polymer properties and its potential application to a wider variety of polymer types than previously thought possible.

There has been increasing research into designing transition metal-containing dendrimers as innovative materials, especially in the field of biomedicine and pharmaceutical science.

The third volume of the Handbook of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) focusses on the production of functionalized PHA bio-polyesters, the post-synthetic modification of PHA, processing and additive manufacturing of PHA, development and properties of PHA-based (bio)composites and blends, the market potential of PHA and follow-up materials, different bulk- and niche applications of PHA, and the fate and use of spent PHA items.

The extracellular matrix (ECM) supports cells and regulates various cellular functions in our body.

Rubber Products describes cost-effective and environmentally friendly technologies in the field of rubber.

The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers provides an introduction to the field-theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques that are used in the design of structured polymeric fluids.

Gels are used in a large variety of commercial and scientific products from drug delivery systems and food science to biomedical sensors.

This unified presentation of cationic polymerization discusses initiation, propagation, transfer, and termination in cationic polymerizations of alkenes and heterocycles.

The basic problem of polymer physics is obtaining a 'structure-propertiesa correlations for their future application for practical purposes.

There are obvious benefits in using flame-retardants, as many human lives and property are saved from fire.

The self-learning ability of machine learning algorithms makes the investigations more accurate and accommodates all the complex requirements.

Delving into the development of plasmonic nanosensors to detect toxic heavy metal ions in aqueous media, this book explores a significant and burgeoning branch of nanosensor technology based on plasmon resonance and serves as a guide for conducting research in this area.

This new volume explores the latest research on the use of alginate as a biopolymer in various biomedical applications and therapeutics.

The use of polymers is restricted by their flammability - they may indeed initiate or propagate fire.

We are surrounded by polymers: Whether it's to prepare a meal, use computer keyboards and mousepads, or step onto a new playground, you'll encounter a plastic product made of polymers.

This book gives the reader an introduction to the field of surfactants in solution as well as polymers in solution.

Inorganic and organometallic polymers feature many attractive properties that are useful for the design of diverse functional materials.

While there is information available in handbooks on polythiophene chemistry and physics, until now, few if any books have focused exclusively on the most forwardly developed electrically conductive polymer, Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-otherwise known as PEDOT.

This book focuses on flame retardants (FR) for textile materials.

Pullulan is a polysaccharide produced by the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans and possesses some distinct properties such as excellent transparent film-forming ability, moisture absorptivity, water solubility, non-toxicity, and adhesivity.

An in-depth review of important preparative methods for the synthesis and chemical modification of polymers, this authoritative second edition examines the advantages and limitations of various polymerization applications and procedures.

Reverse engineering is widely practiced in the rubber industry.

This new volume focuses on polymers, their characterization, and their various applications.

Textile printing is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs.