TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Peter A. TI - Handbook of industrial water soluble polymers SN - 1405132426 (hbk. : alk. paper) PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Water-soluble polymers N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Natural thickeners -- Acrylic polymers as rheology modifiers for water-based systems -- Gelling agents -- Emulsification and encapsulation -- Polymeric flocculants -- Polymer micelles : amphiphilic block and graft copolymers as polymeric surfactants -- Applications of water-soluble dendrimers -- Preparation, properties and applications of colloidal microgels -- Industrial water-soluble polymers in packaging UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip073/2006035213.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006035213-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006035213-d.html ER -