Polymer Science Dictionary

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. This 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 Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv A....Pages 1-52 B....Pages 53-101 C....Pages 103-185 D....Pages 187-264 E....Pages 265-305 F....Pages 307-341 G....Pages 343-368 H....Pages 369-405 I....Pages 407-436 J....Pages 437-439 K....Pages 441-449 L....Pages 451-475 M....Pages 477-527 N....Pages 529-558 O....Pages 559-573 P....Pages 575-768 Q....Pages 769-771 R....Pages 773-805 S....Pages 807-878 T....Pages 879-943 U....Pages 945-955 V....Pages 957-978 W....Pages 979-985 X....Pages 987-990 Y....Pages 991-992 Z....Pages 993-998 Back Matter....Pages 999-1008