This issue of Macromolecular Symposia contains the papers presented at the 15th European Symposium on Polymer Spectroscopy (ESOPS 15) held in Hersonissos, Greece in June 2003. Recent advances in the a...
The Polymer Reaction Engineering conferences are the most important scientific meetings in the area of polymerization reaction research in North America. PRE VI provided an update on modern topics of ...
Polymer thin films is an emerging area driven by their enormous technological potential and the intellectually challenging academic problems associated with them. This book contains a collection of re...
Highest Impact Factor of all publications ranked by ISI within Polymer ScienceShort and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers, each written by the world renowned expertsStill valid and ...
Containing selected presentations from both academic institutions and industry held at the 17th European Symposium on Polymer Spectroscopy (ESOPS17), this volume covers the latest developments in the ...
This volume contains papers based on the main lectures, oral presentations and selected posters at the 5th International Conference on Polymer-Solvent Complexes and Intercalates held in Lorient in Jul...
Nanostructure is in the focus of science, and advanced scattering methods are significantly contributing to the solution of related questions. This volume includes 19 contributions to the field of pol...
Design and synthesis of base materials was the main topic of the first joint meeting 8th European Symposium on Polymer Blends and Eurofillers 2005, organized in Bruges, Belgium, from May 9 to May 12, ...
Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes covers the processes that modify membrane surfaces to improve their in-service performance, meaning, to confer surface properties which are different from the ...
This is the fourth, expanded edition of the comprehensive textbook published in 1990 on the theory and applications of path integrals. It is the first book to explicitly solve path integrals of a wide...
This book presents for the first time comprehensively the Theory of Alfred Puck on failure in Fiber Polymer Laminates. After a brief introduction into the failure analysis of laminates and its history...
A complete and timely overview of the topic, this volume of the encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles of polymer blends. Each article is uniformly structured for easy navigation, c...
This is the third, significantly expanded edition of the comprehensive textbook published in 1990 on the theory and applications of path integrals. It is the first book to explicitly solve path integr...
This is the fourth, expanded edition of the comprehensive textbook published in 1990 on the theory and applications of path integrals. It is the first book to explicitly solve path integrals of a wide...
In this book, the studies of the Rouse, Doi-Edwards, and extended reputation theories are developed in a consistent manner from a basic level and discussed in detail. Viscoelastic properties of nearly...
Concentrates specifically on the four main groups of polymer nanocompositesProvides comprehensive coverage of the dynamic properties of this important new class of materials Describes the various proc...
This book deals with the new and now-expanding field of friction, wear, and other surface-related mechanical phenomena for polymers. Polymers have been used in various forms such as bulk, films, and c...
This handbook, first published in 1998, is now available as a 2 volume set. This one-stop reference brings together all the data needed in theoretical and experimental polymer research. "...one of the...
This new book offers practical insights into the latest developments in responsive polymers, i.e., polymers engineered to alter structure and properties in response to environmental inputs. The book f...
Offers a solid foundation in polymer principles, using easy-to-understand terms that can be readily applied to other materialsIncludes numerous, real-world applications that illustrate how polymers ar...
Compostable plastics undergo degradation by biological process during composting to yield CO2, water, inorganic compounds, and biomass at a rate consistent with other known compostable materials and l...
This handbook explores the applications of polymer foams, and the properties that make them suitable for so many applications, in the detail required by postgraduate students, researchers and the many...
Wood-polymer composites are becoming more accepted in advanced engineering applications. The latest generation of wood-polymer composites are being used in automotive, civil and marine engineering. Ad...
Most of the shaping in the manufacture of polymeric objects is carried out in the melt state, as it is a substantial part of the physical property development. Melt processing involves an interplay be...
Reflecting the exceptional growth in recent years in the use of nanostructured materials for an increasing range of industrial applications, "Polymer Nanocomposites Handbook" comprehensively covers th...
Polymer Optical Fibers summarizes research activities on polymer optical fibers to offer a complete perspective on this emerging topic. Polymer optical fibers are in great demand for the transmission ...
Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites takes a comprehensive look at polymer nanocomposites for flame retardancy applications and includes nanocomposite fundamentals (theory, design, synthesis, charac...
Crystallisable polymers represent a large share of the polymers used for manufacturing a wide variety of objects, and consequently have received continuous attention from scientists these past 60 year...
Machining of Polymer Matrix Composites will serve as an indispensable reference/source book for process design, tool and production engineers in composite manufacturing. This book provides the reader ...
Biocatalysis refers to the use of enzymes, microbes or higher organisms to carry out chemical or polymer reactions. It is currently a hot research topic with many academic, industrial, and government ...