Polymer chemistry : an introduction /
Malcolm P. Stevens.
- 3rd ed.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999
- xix, 551 p.x ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-525) and index.
1. Preface 2. Part i. Polymer structure and properties 1. Basic principles 2. Molecular weight and polymer solutions 3. Chemical structure and polymer morphology 4. Chemical structure and polymer properties 5. Evaluation, characterization, and analysis of polumers 3. Part ii. Vinyl polymers 6. Free radical polymerization 7. Ionic polymerization 8. Vinyl polumerization with complex coordination catalysts 9. Reactions of vinyl polymers 4. Part iii. Nonvinyl polymers 10. Step-reaction and ring-opening polymerization 11. Polyethers, polysulfides, and related polymers 12. Polyesters 13. Polyamides and related polymers 14. Phenol-, urea-, and melamine-formaldehyde polymers 15. Heterocyclic polymers 16. Inorganic and partially inorganic polymers 17. Miscellaneous organic polymers 18. Natural polymers 5. Appendix a. Commonly used polymer abbreviations 6. Appendix b. Polymer literature 7. Appendix c. Sources of laboratory experiments in polymer chemistry 8. Index