Overview
- An indispensable tool for polymer scientists and researchers of all levels
- Authoritative and comprehensive reference work on the terminology of polymer chemistry and physics
- Each entry offers a broadly accessible definition as well as cross-references to related terms
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
Keywords
- encyclopedic dictionary
- list of polymers
- polymer applications
- polymer characterization
- polymer chemistry
- polymer definition
- polymer dictionary
- polymer materials
- polymer properties
- polymer reference
- polymer research
- polymer science
- polymer search
- polymer structures
- polymerization
- polymers in plastics
- terminology of polymer chemistry
- terminology of polymer physics
- types of polymers
About this book
The 3rd edition of this important dictionary offers more than 12,000 entries with expanded encyclopaedic-style definitions making this major reference work invaluable to practitioners, researchers and students working in the area of polymer science and technology. This new edition now includes entries on computer simulation and modeling, surface and interfacial properties and their characterization, functional and smart polymers. New and controlled architectures of polymers, especially dendrimers and controlled radical polymerization are also covered.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Marc Alger was a senior lecturer at the Polymer Centre of the London Metropolitan University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Polymer Science Dictionary
Authors: Mark Alger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0893-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0891-1Published: 06 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1429-5Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-0893-5Published: 19 June 2017
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXIV, 1008
Number of Illustrations: 2818 b/w illustrations
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Complex Systems, Physical Chemistry, Nanochemistry, Condensed Matter Physics