Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook

Part I. Structure

1. Chain Structures
P. R. Sundararajan

2. Names, Acronyms, Classes, and Structures of Some Important Polymers
Chandima Kumudinie Jayasuriya, Jagath K. Premachandra

Part II. Theory

3. The Rotational Isomeric State Model
Carin A. Helfer, Wayne L. Mattice

4. Computational Parameters
Joel R. Fried

5. Theoretical Models and Simulations of Polymer Chains
Andrzej Kloczkowski, Andrzej Kolinski

6. Scaling, Exponents, and Fractal Dimensions
Mohamed Daoud, H. Eugene Stanley, Dietrich Stauffer

Part III. Thermodynamic Properties

7. Densities, Coefficients of Thermal Expansion, and Compressibilities of Amorphous Polymers
Robert A. Orwoll

8. Thermodynamic Properties of Proteins
George I. Makhatadze

9. Heat Capacities of Polymers
Jianye Wen

10. Thermal Conductivity
Yong Yang

11. Thermodynamic Quantities Governing Melting
L. Mandelkern, R. G. Alamo

12. The Glass Temperature
Donald J. Plazek, Kia L. Ngai

13. Sub-Tg Transitions
Joel R. Fried

14. Polymer–Solvent Interaction Parameter ?
Robert A. Orwoll, Pamela A. Arnold

15. Theta Temperatures
P. R. Sundararajan

16. Solubility Parameters
W. Zeng, Y. Du, Y. Xue, H. L. Frisch

17. Mark–Houwink–Staudinger–Sakurada Constants
W. Zeng, Y. Du, Y. Xue, H. L. Frisch

18. Polymers and Supercritical Fluids
Annette D. Shine

19. Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends
Hany B. Eitouni, Nitash P. Balsara

Part IV. Spectroscopy

20. NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers
Alan E. Tonelli, Jeffery L. White

21. Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy to Study the Molecular Dynamics of Polymers Having Different Molecular Architectures
F. Kremer

22. Group Frequency Assignments for Major Infrared Bands Observed in Common Synthetic Polymers
I. Noda, A. E. Dowrey, J. L. Haynes, C. Marcott

23. Small Angle Neutron and X-Ray Scattering
George D. Wignall

Part V. Mechanical Properties

24. Mechanical Properties
Witold Brostow

25. Chain Dimensions and Entanglement Spacings
L. J. Fetters, D. J. Lohse, R. H. Colby

26. Temperature Dependences of the Viscoelastic Response of Polymer Systems
Kia L. Ngai, Donald J. Plazek

27. Adhesives
Alphonsus V. Pocius

28. Some Mechanical Properties of Typical Polymer-Based Composites
Jianye Wen

29. Polymer Networks and Gels
Ferenc Horkay, Gregory B. McKenna

30. Force Spectroscopy of Polymers: Beyond Single Chain Mechanics
Xi Zhang, Chuanjun Liu, Weiqing Shi

Part VI. Reinforcing Phases

31. Carbon Black
Manfred Kluüppel, Andreas Schroüder, Gert Heinrich

32. Properties of Polymers Reinforced with Silica
Chandima Kumudinie Jayasuriya, Jagath K. Premachandra

33. Physical Properties of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites
Clois E. Powell, Gary W. Beall

34. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)
Guirong Pan

35. Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites: Recent Developments in Mechanical Properties
M. C. Weisenberger, Rodney Andrews, T. Rantell

36. Reinforcement Theories
Gert Heinrich, Manfred Kluüppel, Thomas Vilgis

Part VII. Crystallinity and Morphology

37. Densities of Amorphous and Crystalline Polymers
Vladyslav Kholodovych, William J. Welsh

38. Unit Cell Information on Some Important Polymers
Edward S. Clark

39. Crystallization Kinetics of Polymers
Rahul Patki, Khaled Mezghani, Paul J. Phillips

40. Block Copolymer Melts
V. Castelletto, I. W. Hamley

41. Polymer Liquid Crystals and Their Blends
Witold Brostow

42. The Emergence of a New Macromolecular Architecture: “The Dendritic State”
Donald A. Tomalia

43. Polyrotaxanes
Feihe Huang, Adam M.-P. Pederson, Harry W. Gibson

44. Foldamers: Nanoscale Shape Control at the Interface Between Small Molecules and High Polymers
Morris M. Slutsky, Richard A. Blatchly, Gregory N. Tew

45. Recent Advances in Supramolecular Polymers
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink, Varun Gauba

Part VIII. Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties

46. Conducting Polymers: Electrical Conductivity
Arthur J. Epstein

47. Electroluminescent Polymer Systems
Leni Akcelrud

48. Magnetic, Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric, and Ferroelectric Properties of Synthetic and Biological Polymers
Andrzej Kloczkowski, Taner Z. Sen

49. Nonlinear Optical Properties of Polymers
W. M. K. P. Wijekoon, K.-S. Lee, P. N. Prasad

50. Refractive Index, Stress-Optical Coefficient, and Optical Configuration Parameter of Polymers
Vassilios Galiatsatos

Part IX. Responses to Radiation, Heat, and Chemical Agents

51. Ultraviolet Radiation and Polymers
Anthony L. Andrady

52. The Effects of Electron Beam and g-Irradiation on Polymeric Materials
K. Dawes, L. C. Glover, D. A. Vroom

53. Flammability
Archibald Tewarson

54. Thermal-Oxidative Stability and Degradation of Polymers
Vladyslav Kholodovych, William J. Welsh

55. Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications
Laura J. Suggs, Sheila A. Moore, Antonios G. Mikos

56. Biodegradability of Polymers
Anthony L. Andrady

57. Properties of Photoresist Polymers
Qinghuang Lin

58. Pyrolyzability of Preceramic Polymers
Yi Pang, Ke Feng, Yitbarek H. Mariam

Part X. Other Properties

59. Surface and Interfacial Properties
Afshin Falsafi, Subu Mangipudi, Michael J. Owen

60. Acoustic Properties of Polymers
Moitreyee Sinha, Donald J. Buckley

61. Permeability of Polymers to Gases and Vapors
S. A. Stern, Joel R. Fried

Part XI. Miscellaneous

62. Definitions
Ping Xu

63. Units and Conversion Factors
Shuhong Wang

Keywords: Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Physical Chemistry, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy, Condensed Matter