Advanced Topics in Polymer Chemistry and Materials Science

<p>Advanced polymers also known as engineering polymers or high-performance polymers are synthetic polymers with exceptional mechanical thermal chemical and electrical properties (high heat and thermal stability frost resistance hydrophobicity high dielectric indices etc.). This new volume focuses on a particular applied objective: the creation of new polymeric materials with improved properties.</p><p>The volume highlights new concepts achievements and investigations in polymer chemistry and chemical engineering and provides a survey of the important categories of polymers including commodity thermoplastics and fibers elastomers and thermosets and engineering and specialty polymers.</p><p>Scientists and researchers in the field of polymer functional materials will find much food for thought in this volume.</p>