Introduction to polymer science -- Chain structure and configuration -- Dilute solution thermodynamics, molecular weights, and sizes -- Concentrated solutions, phase separation behavior, and diffusion -- The amorphous state -- The crystalline state -- Polymers in the liquid crystalline state -- Glass-rubber transition behavior -- Crosslinked polymers and rubber elasticity -- Polymer viscoelasticity and rheology -- Mechanical behavior of polymers -- Polymer surfaces and interfaces -- Multicomponent polymeric materials -- Modern polymer topics.
An Updated Edition of the Classic TextPolymers constitute the basis for the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and coating industries. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Physical Polymer Science acknowledges the industrial success of polymers and the advancements made in the field while continuing to deliver the comprehensive introduction to polymer science that made its predecessors classic texts.