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Paul Dubin
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Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, USA
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Intramolecular Micelles
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Front Matter
Pages xiii-xiii
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- Shintaro Sugai, Katsutoshi Nitta, Nobumichi Ohno
Pages 13-32
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- J. Beaumais, Th. Ackermann
Pages 33-49
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- Jovanka Huguet, Michel Vert
Pages 51-66
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Association, Aggregation and Gelation
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- P. Metzger Cotts, A. C. Ouano
Pages 101-119
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- L. Mandelkern, C. O. Edwards, R. C. Domszy, M. W. Davidson
Pages 121-141
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- Wilmer G. Miller, Sumana Chakrabarti, Kathleen M. Seibel
Pages 143-156
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Ordering in Polyelectrolyte Solutions
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Front Matter
Pages 157-157
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- S. Paoletti, A. Cesàro, F. Delben, V. Crescenzi, R. Rizzo
Pages 159-189
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- R. L. Shogren, A. M. Jamieson, J. Blackwell
Pages 211-222
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Microdomains in Nonaqueous Media
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Front Matter
Pages 223-223
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- R. Varoqui, E. Pefferkorn
Pages 225-242
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- R. Jerome, G. Broze, Ph. Teyssie
Pages 243-263
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- F. Mikeš, J. Labský, P. Štrop, J. Králíček
Pages 265-293
About this book
In the first half of this century, great strides were made in under standing the behavior of polymers in dilute solutions or in the solid state. Concentrated solutions, on the other hand, were commonly regarded as mainly of interest to practitioners, being too complex for the rigorous application of statistical theory. Given the preoccupation with the isolated polymer molecule and the attendant focus on the state of infinite dilution, it is not surprising that aggregation, and inter-polymer associ ation in general, was the bugaboo of experimentalists. These attitudes have changed remarkably over the last few decades. The application of sealing theory to polymer solutions has stimulated investigation of the semi-dilute state, and the region between infinite dilution and swollen gel is no longer perceived as terra incognita. New techniques, such as dynamic light scattering, have proven to be of much value in such investigations. At the same time, it has become clear that consideration of strong inter- and intra-polymer forces, superimposed on the familiar description of the statistical chain, is prerequisite to the application of polymer science to numerous systems of interest. Para mount among these, of course, are biopolymers, their complexes and assemblies. The isolated random coil must be viewed as tl rarity in nature.
Editors and Affiliations
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Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, USA
Paul Dubin