Includes appendices and index

Chapter 1: Introduction to Polymer Science 1.1 Classification of Polymers 1.2 Polymer Structure 1.3 Molecular Weight 1.4 Chemical Structure and Thermal Transitions Chapter 2: Polymer Synthesis 2.1 Step-Growth Polymerization 2.2 Chain-Growth Polymerization 2.3 Polymerization Techniques 2.4 Polymer Reactivity 2.5 Special Topics in Polymer Synthesis 2.6 Chemical Structure Determination Chapter 3: Conformation, Solutions, and Molecular Weight 3.1 Polymer Conformation and Chain Dimensions 3.2 Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions 3.3 Measurement of Molecular Weight Chapter 4: Solid-State Properties 4.1 The Amorphous State 4.2 The Crystalline State 4.3 Thermal Transitions and Properties 4.4 Mechanical Properties Chapter 5: Viscoelasticity and Rubber Elasticity 5.1 Introduction to Viscoelasticity 5.2 Introduction to Rubber Elasticity Chapter 6: Polymer Degradation and the Environment 6.1 Polymer Degradation and Stability 6.2 Management of Plastics in the Environment Chapter 7: Additives, Blends, Block Copolymers, and Composites 7.1 Additives 7.2 Polymer Blends and Interpenetrating Networks 7.3 introduction to polymer composites Chapter 8: Biopolymers, Natural Polymers, and Fibers 8.1 Biopolymers and Other Naturally Occuring Polymers 8.2 Fibers Chapter 9: Thermoplastics, Elastomers, and Thermosets 9.1 Commodity Thermoplastics 362 9.2 Elastomers 9.3 Thermosets Chapter 10: Engineering and Specialty Polymers 10.1 Engineering Plastics 10.2 Specialty Polymers Chapter 11: Polymer Processing and Rheology 11.1 Basic Processing Operations 11.2 Introduction to Polymer Rheology 11.3 Analysis of Simple Flows 11.4 Rheometry 11.5 Modeling of Polymer-Processing Operations Chapter 12: Polymers for Advanced Technologies 12.1 Membrane Science and Technology 12.2 Biomedical Engineering and Drug Delivery 12.3 Applications in Electronics and Energy 12.4 Photonic Polymers