THE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF POLYMERS

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1. Production Methods and Structure

1. Free-Radical Polymerization

2. Ionic Polymerization

3. Coordination Polymerization

4. Copolymerization

5. Step-Reaction Polymerization

6. Polymerization Techniques and Characteristic of Commercial Polymers

Part 2. Physical and Mechanical Properties

7. Structure and Physical States

8. Thermodynamics of Highly Elastic Strain

9. Relaxation Properties

10. Glass Transition and Glassy State

11. Rheology of Polymer Melts and Solutions

12. Crystalline Polymers and Their Mechanical Properties

13. Strength

Part 3. Chemical Reactions

14. General

15. Thermal Degradation and Stability

16. Reactions Induced by Light and Ionizing

17. Mechanochemical Transformations and Degradation Caused by Chemical Agents

18. Reactions with Oxygen. Oxidation and Ageing

19. Possibilities of Chemical Modification

20. Intermacromolecular Reactions. Formation of Crosslinked Structures