Polymer Chemistry

The World Scientific Reference of Hybrid Materials is a set of 3 volumes, which covers the fascinating area of materials science at the intersectio...

Chitin is widely distributed in nature and is the second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose. This polysaccharide is mainly found in the e...

In this book, the authors present topical research on new developments in radical polymerization. Topics discussed include interface radical reacti...

The book gives an original interpretation of modern ideas about oligomers as substances which, due to their molecular structure, exhibit peculiarit...

This book presents and discusses research in the study of polymers. Topics discussed include extrusion heads used in manufacturing polymeric castin...

This book describes the synthesis, properties and applications of PLA through fourteen original chapters that will guide the reader through a fasci...

The market of synthetic polymers has grown almost exponentially during the last few decades due to their unique properties and versatile applicatio...

Aqueous-based film coating has become routine in the pharmaceutical industry. This process eliminates the use of organic solvents and thus avoids e...

This book provides a comprehensive and clearly structured introduction to the broad field of transducers and artificial muscles based on electromec...

Molecular imprinting is one of the most efficient methods to fabricate functional polymer structures with pre-defined molecular recognition selecti...

In the past years, there has been growing interest in the development of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). Molecular imprinting technology hav...

In this book, Chapter One reviews recent fundamental studies about Type I photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Chapter Two reviews the ...

Nafion is a well-known polymeric material widely used in commercial applications, being the most common material for polymer exchange membranes (PE...

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a synthetic and biodegradable polymer. PLA can have important applications in tissue engineering as three-dimensional poro...

This book describes the synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties of inorganic polymers containing-Re(CO)3L+ pendants. Marked differenc...

The need to develop effective methods for enantioselective synthesis is becoming ever more important as only a single enantiomer of a racemic bioac...

A polymer is a large molecule (macromolecule) composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds. While polymer ...

This book, written by leading experts of the international scientific community, is divided into 10 chapters and gives a comprehensive review of th...

The agricultural sector is the main source of raw materials for biopolymers such as soy protein isolates (SPI), natural fibers, polylactic acid (PL...

This book presents important research advances in the study of polymer research. Topics discussed herein include small molecule stabilisation; amph...

Composite materials are made from at least two different materials with significantly different properties and behaviour. When such materials are c...

Polypropylene (PP) is a typical polymorphic polymer with -form, -form, -form, and mesomorphic smectic form modifications, and crystallises into ...