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Summary
Summary
Now in its second edition, this widely used text provides a unique presentation of today's polymer science. It is both comprehensive and readable. The authors are leading educators in this field with extensive background in industrial and academic polymer research.
The text starts with a description of the types of microstructures found in polymer materials. This forms the basis of understanding some of the key features of the various mechanisms of homopolymerization and copolymerization that are discussed in following chapters. Also discussed in these chapters are the kinetics and statistics of polymerization with a separate chapter on the characterization of chain structure by spectroscopic methods.
The next part of the text deals with chain conformation, structure and morphology, leading to a discussion of crystallization, melting and glass transition. The discussion then moves from solid state to solution properties where solution thermodynamics is introduced. This provides the basis for discussion of the measurement of molecular weight by various solution methods.
The final chapter deals with mechanical and rheological properties, which are discussed from a phenomenological continuum approach and then in terms of a fundamental molecular perspective.
Altogether, the text provides a comprehensive, lucid introduction to today's polymer science as a foundation to the R&D of polymeric materials. More than 200 schematics and other figures illustrate key concepts and important aspects of polymeric materials. The text will be useful as an update for polymer and other materials scientists in industry, and as an introduction to engineers working with polymeric materials who would benefit from a better understanding of polymer science basics.
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Painter and Coleman have collaborated on an introductory polymer science book that contains all the material taught in their course lectures. Polymer science is a large field, and they offer the beginning student an expansive overview. The subject matter includes polymer synthesis, the various types of polymerization and copolymerization, and polymer theories and statistics. The polymer characterization discussion focuses mainly on spectroscopic methods. Physics and physical polymer chemistry includes structure and morphology, crystallization and melting, solution thermodynamics, polymer blends, and molecular weight and branching. Engineering concepts such as mechanical and rheological properties are also treated. The book is quite readable and is made even more entertaining by the incorporation of the history behind some of the significant developments made in the polymer science field. Now in its second edition (1st ed., 1994), it includes study questions and suggestions for further reading. Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students as well as others new to the polymer science field. J. R. Sasthav formerly, George Mason University
Table of Contents
| The Nature of Polymeric Materials |
| Polymer Synthesis |
| Kinetics of Step-Growth and Addition Polymerization |
| Statistics of Step-Growth Polymerizations |
| Copolymerization |
| Spectroscopy and the Characterization of Chain Structure |
| Structure |
| Crystallization, Melting and the Glass Transition |
| Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions and Blends |
| Molecular Weight and Branching |
| Mechanical and Rheological Properties |
| Index |
