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PERSPECTIVES ON THE MACROMOLECULAR CONDENSED STATE

by Renyuan Qian (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

The main topics discussed in this book are the formation of the macromolecular condensed state from isolated long chain macromolecules in dilute solution, the salient physical behavior of the polymeric amorphous state, the liquid crystalline state of rigid chain polymers, the crystallization process and the single chain condensed state, all based on experimental results. The role of intersegmental cohesion and the difference between the single chain condensed state and the interpenetrated multichain condensed state are emphasized. In addition, the book introduces and discusses some new physical concepts, such as dynamic contact concentration, the looped chain, cohesional entanglement, the GOLR state (the global chain is highly oriented while the segmental orientation is completely random) and solidification-induced band texture.


Contents:

  • The Process of Formation of the Macromolecular Condensed State from Isolated Coils in a Dilute Solution
  • Amorphous State
  • Liquid Crystalline State
  • Polymer Crystallization Process
  • Single-Chain Condensed State


Readership: Graduate students and researchers in polymer physics and polymer materials.

252pp Pub. date: Jan 2003
ISBN 978-981-02-4915-1
981-02-4915-2
US$58 / £43


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Updated on 23 July 2008