Polymers From the Inside Out: An Introduction to Macromolecules (#0203)
By A.E. Tonelli, M. Srinivasarao, 2001, 280 pages, $60.00 (member) $75.00 (non member)
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This book provides an all-encompassing introduction to polymers and how they affect the world. Offering a clear explanation of the unique properties exhibited by polymers, it explores the detailed microstructures of polymers and their internal responses to stress and the environment. Polymers from the Inside Out appeals to a wide range of disciplines, including polymer, organic, materials, and physical chemistry, as well as textile science and engineering.

Contents include: Physical properties unique to polymeric materials; Step-growth and chain-growth polymerizations; Microstructures of polymers; Conformational characteristics of polymers developed with the rotational isomeric states model; Solution and bulk properties of polymers; Biopolymers; Discussion questions appropriate for first- and second-semester polymer students at the end of every chapter. Polymers from the Inside Out is designed to facilitate either a one-semester or two-semester course on polymers and is an essential resource for the practicing scientist. (John Wiley & Sons)