| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| Chapter Summary |
| Introduction / 1： |
| Long-Chain Molecules |
| Conformations, Sizes, and Shapes |
| Polymers and Time |
| Polymer Physics and Chemistry |
| Discussion Questions |
| References |
| Step-Growth Polymerization / 2： |
| General Characteristics |
| Molecular Weights of Step-Grown Polymers |
| Step-Growth Monomers |
| Step-Growth Polymers |
| Polyesters |
| Polyamides |
| Polyurethanes and Polyureas |
| Formaldehyde Thermosets |
| Step-Growth Polymerization in an Open System |
| Stoichiometric Control of Step-Growth Polymerization |
| Molecular Weights and Their Distribution |
| Kinetics of Step-Growth Polymerization |
| Chain-Growth Polymerization / 3： |
| Contrast Between Chain- and Step-Growth Polymerizations |
| Details of Chain-Growth Polymerization |
| Chain-Grown Polymer Sizes |
| Transfer of Chain Growth |
| Chain-Grown Polymers |
| Kinetics of Chain-Growth Polymerization |
| Chain-Grown Copolymers and the Copolymer Equation |
| Emulsion Polymerization |
| Living Chain-Growth Polymerization |
| The Microstructures of Polymers / 4： |
| Elements of Polymer Microstructure |
| Copolymer Sequences |
| Organization of Polymer Chains |
| Polymer Microstructures and Properties |
| Determination of Polymer Microstructure-NMR Spectroscopy |
| Connecting Polymer Microstructures with Their NMR Spectra |
| The Conformational Characteristics of Polymers / 5： |
| Rotational Isomeric State Model |
| Polymer Microstructures and Conformations |
| Polymer Conformations and Sizes |
| RIS Model and Polymer Dimensions |
| Environmental Effects on Polymer Conformations |
| Solution Properties of Polymers / 6： |
| Polymer Excluded Volume |
| Volume Influenced by a Randomly Coiling Polymer |
| Intrinsic Viscosity of a Polymer Solution |
| Turbulent Flow of Polymer Solutions |
| Polymer Solubility |
| Anisotropic, Liquid Crystalline Polymer Solutions |
| Polymer Molecular Weights Measured in Solution |
| Osmotic Pressure of Polymer Solutions |
| Light Scattering from Polymer Solutions |
| Estimation of Polymer Dimensions in Solution |
| Size-Exclusion Chromatography |
| Time-Dependence of Flowing Polymer Solutions |
| Bulk Properties of Polymers / 7： |
| Polymer Liquids |
| Polymer Glasses |
| Polymer Elastomers |
| Crystalline Polymers |
| Melting of Polymer Crystals |
| Polymer Fibers |
| Melt Viscosity |
| Polymer Glass-Transition Temperatures |
| Impact Strength of Polymers |
| Modulus of an Elastomeric Polymer Network |
| Polymer Melting |
| Naturally Occurring Biopolymers / 8： |
| Polysaccharides |
| Polypeptides and Proteins |
| Poly (Nucleic Acids) |
| DNA-Directed Protein Synthesis |
| Protein Folding |
| DNA Replication and Transcription |
| The Genetic Code |
| Index |
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