The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science. The thematic volumes are addressed to scientists, whether at universities or in industry, who wish to keep abreast of the important advances in the covered topics. Advances in Polymer Science enjoys a longstanding tradition and good reputation in its community. Each volume is dedicated to a current topic and each review critically surveys one aspect of that topic, to place it within the context of the volume. The volumes typically summarize the significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years and discuss them critically, presenting selected examples, explaining and illustrating the important principles and bringing together many important references of primary literature. On that basis, future research directions in the area can be discussed. Advances in Polymer Science volumes thus are important references for every polymer scientist, as well as for other scientists interested in polymer science - as an introduction to a neighboring field, or as a compilation of detailed information for the specialist. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Single contributions can be specially commissioned. Readership: Polymer scientists, or scientists in related fields interested in polymer and biopolymer science, at universities or in industry, graduate students.

This book introduces the concepts of physical chemistry of polymers in a format targeted for a blended-learning approach. It provides a basis to bridge polymer chemistry, which targets microscopic chain structures, and polymer engineering, which targets macroscopic material properties and functions. Topics covered are single chain statistics, multi-chain interactions, and chain dynamics, both from a viewpoint of structure, properties (mostly mechanical ones), and their interrelation. In all that, the author encourages the reader to think conceptually. Explains complex facts through simplifying models, diagrams, and illustrations Accessible to chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and physicists Tailored content for an interactive blended-learning format

This book introduces the concepts of physical chemistry of polymers. It provides a basis to bridge polymer chemistry, which targets microscopic chain structures, and polymer engineering, which targets macroscopic material properties and functions. Topics covered are single chain statistics, multi-chain interactions, and chain dynamics, both from a viewpoint of structure, properties (mostly mechanical ones), and their interrelation. In all that, the author encourages the reader to think conceptually.

The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science. The thematic volumes are addressed to scientists, whether at universities or in industry, who wish to keep abreast of the important advances in the covered topics. Advances in Polymer Science enjoys a longstanding tradition and good reputation in its community. Each volume is dedicated to a current topic and each review critically surveys one aspect of that topic, to place it within the context of the volume. The volumes typically summarize the significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years and discuss them critically, presenting selected examples, explaining and illustrating the important principles and bringing together many important references of primary literature. On that basis, future research directions in the area can be discussed. Advances in Polymer Science volumes thus are important references for every polymer scientist, as well as for other scientists interested in polymer science - as an introduction to a neighboring field, or as a compilation of detailed information for the specialist. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Single contributions can be specially commissioned. Readership: Polymer scientists, or scientists in related fields interested in polymer and biopolymer science, at universities or in industry, graduate students.

Prof. Dr. Gunther Viktor Schulz, ein bedeutender Wissenschaftler des 20. Jahrhunderts, pragte ganz wesentlich das Gebiet der Polymerchemie. Sein Leben und Wirken in den Wirren dieser Epoche war erfullt von wissenschaftlichen Entdeckungen und schicksalhaften Begegnungen. Das vorliegende Werk stellt eine private Niederschrift seiner persoenlichen Lebens- und Arbeitserinnerungen bereit.

Das bewahrte Aufbauprinzip Struktur-Synthese-Eigenschaften wurde auch in der sechsten Auflage beibehalten. In den Kapiteln Struktur der Makromolekule und Synthese von Makromolekulen, Polyreaktionen werden Grundbegriffe wie Konstitution, Konfiguration und Konformation erlautert, Syntheseprinzipien beschrieben und die Grundlagen der Polyreaktionstechnik vermittelt. Das Makromolekul in Loesung geht auf die Verteilungsfunktionen der Makromolekulkette, die Thermodynamik von Polymerloesungen und alle zur Charakterisierung wichtigen Messmethoden und Theorien ein. Das Makromolekul als Festkoerper und als Schmelze behandelt grundlegende Strukturen, thermische, mechanische, rheologische, viskoelastische, optische und elektrische Eigenschaften sowie Umwandlungen von Polymeren und enthalt eine Einfuhrung in die technische Verarbeitung von Makromolekulen. Die weiteren Kapitel des Lehrbuchs erlautern die Qualitative Analyse von Makromolekulen, Reaktionen an Makromolekulen einschliesslich der Alterung und dem Alterungsschutz von Polymeren und die Verwertung von Kunststoffen einschliesslich der werkstofflichen, rohstofflichen und energetischen Verwertung.