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# Top #34 in Materials Science 3rd Edition, fully updated In-depth polymer synthesis & characterization Introduction to Polymers

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## Key Features

- • **Cutting-Edge Polymer Science:** Explore the latest advances in polymer synthesis including living radical polymerization and dendrimers.
- • **User-Friendly & Self-Contained:** Clear, jargon-free writing with fully derived equations and problem sets to boost your understanding.
- • **Highly Rated & Trusted Reference:** Join thousands of professionals who rely on this bestselling, top-ranked polymer science guide.
- • **Multicomponent & Nanocomposite Focus:** Dive into new topics like polymer nanocomposites and electrical properties for modern materials innovation.
- • **Comprehensive Characterization Techniques:** Master UV-Vis, Raman, NMR, and mass spectroscopy with expanded, clear explanations.

## Overview

Introduction to Polymers, Third Edition is a thoroughly updated, authoritative textbook that covers fundamental and contemporary polymer science. It features reorganized content on polymer synthesis, characterization, multicomponent systems, and nanocomposites, with clear explanations and problem sets. Highly rated and widely used, it’s an essential resource for students and professionals aiming to master polymer materials.

## Description

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 Edition Part I This 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 II In 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 III A 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 IV The 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.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #148,386 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Materials Science (Books) #33 in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry (Books) #34 in Molecular Physics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 122 Reviews |

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