Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook

Structure.- Chain Structures.- Names, Acronyms, Classes, and Structures of Some Important Polymers.- Theory.- The Rotational Isomeric State Model.- Computational Parameters.- Theoretical Models and Simulations of Polymer Chains.- Scaling, Exponents, and Fractal Dimensions.- Thermodynamic Properties.- Densities, Coefficients of Thermal Expansion, and Compressibilities of Amorphous Polymers.- Thermodynamic Properties of Proteins.- Heat Capacities of Polymers.- Thermal Conductivity.- Thermodynamic Quantities Governing Melting.- The Glass Temperature.- Sub-T g Transitions.- Polymer–Solvent Interaction Parameter ?.- Theta Temperatures.- Solubility Parameters.- Mark–Houwink–Staudinger–Sakurada Constants.- Polymers and Supercritical Fluids.- Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends.- Spectroscopy.- NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers.- Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy to Study the Molecular Dynamics of Polymers Having Different Molecular Architectures.- Group Frequency Assignments for Major Infrared BandsObserved in Common Synthetic Polymers.- Small Angle Neutron and X-Ray Scattering.- Mechanical Properties.- Mechanical Properties.- Chain Dimensions and Entanglement Spacings.- Temperature Dependences of the Viscoelastic Response of Polymer Systems.- Adhesives.- Some Mechanical Properties of Typical Polymer-Based Composites.- Polymer Networks and Gels.- Force Spectroscopy of Polymers: Beyond Single Chain Mechanics.- Reinforcing Phases.- Carbon Black.- Properties of Polymers Reinforced with Silica.- Physical Properties of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites.- Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS).- Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites: Recent Developments in Mechanical Properties.- Reinforcement Theories.- Crystallinity and Morphology.- Densities of Amorphous and Crystalline Polymers.- Unit Cell Information on Some Important Polymers.- Crystallization Kinetics of Polymers.- Block Copolymer Melts.- Polymer Liquid Crystals and Their Blends.- The Emergence of a New Macromolecular Architecture:“The Dendritic State”.- Polyrotaxanes.- Foldamers: Nanoscale Shape Control at the Interface Between Small Molecules and High Polymers.- Recent Advances in Supramolecular Polymers.- Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties.- Conducting Polymers: Electrical Conductivity.- Electroluminescent Polymer Systems.- Magnetic, Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric, and Ferroelectric Properties of Synthetic and Biological Polymers.- Nonlinear Optical Properties of Polymers.- Refractive Index, Stress-Optical Coefficient, and Optical Configuration Parameter of Polymers.- Responses to Radiation, Heat, and Chemical Agents.- Ultraviolet Radiation and Polymers.- The Effects of Electron Beam and g-Irradiation on Polymeric Materials.- Flammability.- Thermal-Oxidative Stability and Degradation of Polymers.- Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications.- Biodegradability of Polymers.- Properties of Photoresist Polymers.- Pyrolyzability of Preceramic Polymers.- Other Properties.- Surface and Interfacial Properties.- Acoustic Properties of Polymers.- Permeability of Polymers to Gases and Vapors.- Miscellaneous.- Definitions.- Units and Conversion Factors.