Physical Chemistry Of Macromolecules

Description:
Written by a chemical physicist specializing in macromolecular physics, this book brings to life the definitive work of celebrated scientists who combined multidisciplinary perspectives to pioneer the field of polymer science. The author relates firsthand the unique environment that fostered the experimental breakthroughs underlying some of today's most widely accepted theories, mathematical principles, and models for characterizing macromolecules. 'Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules' employs the unifying principles of physical chemistry to define the behavior, structure, and intermolecular properties of macromolecules in both solution and bulk states. The text explains the experimental techniques, such as light scattering, and results used to support current theories. Examining both equilibrium and transport properties, the book describes the properties of dilute, semi-dilute, and concentrated polymer solutions, including compressible fluids. It then covers amorphous liquids and glasses, and polymer networks. The final chapters discuss the properties of solutions containing stiff-chain molecules and polyelectrolytes. Topics also include the macromolecular nature of rubber elasticity, viscoelasticity, and the distribution of relaxation times associated with the glass transition. By explaining the experimental and mathematical basis for the theories and models used to define macromolecular behavior, 'Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules' demonstrates how these techniques and models can be applied to analyze and predict the properties of new polymeric materials.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION TO MACROMOLECULES What is a Macromolecule? The Discovery of Macromolecules The Structure of Macromolecules in Solution The Remarkable Properties of Pure Bulk Polymers Building New Materials Using Macromolecules Suggestions for Further Reading DESCRIBING POLYMER STRUCTURE Geometric Structure of Macromolecules Bond Probability Distributions Rotational Isomeric State Approximation Mean-Squared End-to-End Distance Statistics of the Random Coil Chain Flexibility and the Persistence Length MEASURING POLYMER STRUCTURE Polymer Composition and Sequence Distribution NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers Measuring Local Conformations of Polymers Vibrational Spectroscopy Conformational Statistics of N-Hexane Global Measures of the Chain Structure Light Scattering From Dilute Polymer Solutions THE MACROMOLECULAR BASIS OF RUBBER ELASTICITY The Thermodynamics of Ideal-Rubber Elasticity The Statistical Theory of Rubber Elasticity Thermoelastic Inversion Point The Force of Extension of Real Rubber STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS IN DILUTE SOLUTION The Structure of Macromolecules in Dilute Solution Flory Theory of Chain Expansion Thermodynamics of Two Component Solutions Osmotic Pressure Flory Theory of the Second Virial Coefficient Light Scattering From Two-Component Solutions Flory Theory of Light Scattering in Dilute Solution Diffusion of Particles in Solution Kirkwood Theory of Macromolecular Friction Concentration Fluctuations and Mutual Diffusion The Viscosity of Dilute Polymer Solutions The Effect of Molecular-Weight Polydispersity STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS IN SEMIDILUTE SOLUTION The Remarkable Behavior of Semidilute Solutions Microscopic Theory of Semidilute Solutions Viscosity in Semidilute Solutions Structure Near Overlap STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS IN CONCENTRATED SOLUTION Flory-Huggins Theory of Concentrated Solutions The Thermodynamics of Swollen Rubber: Gels Light Scattering From Concentrated Solutions Real Solutions and the Flory--Orwoll Theory Diffusion in Concentrated Solutions Viscoelasticity in Concentrated Polymer Solutions STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS IN THE PURE AMORPHOUS LIQUID STATE Free Volume and Viscosity Viscosity of Low-Molecular-Weight Chain Liquids Phenomenology of the Glass Transition Temperature and Pressure Dependence of Relaxation Near the Glass Transition STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF RODLIKE POLYMERS IN SOLUTION Characterization of Rodlike Polymers in Solution Second Osmotic Virial Coefficient Thermodynamics of Rodlike Polymer Solutions STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYELECTROLYTE CHAINS IN SOLUTION Structure of Linear Polyelectrolyte Chains in Dilute Solution Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Solutions Viscosity of Polyelectrolyte Solutions References Index * Each contains an Introduction section

Author Biography:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA