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Polymer Physics

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  • 1 Introduction..........................................

    • 1.1 What Are Polymers?.................................

    • 1.2 Polymers in the Eyes of Physicists.......................

    • 1.3 Role of Polymer Physics

    • 1.4 Focusing of this Book

    • References............................................



  • 2 Structure–Property Relationships.......................... Part I Chain Structure

    • 2.1 Characterization of Chemical Structures..................

    • 2.2 Semi-Flexibility of Polymer Chains

      • 2.2.1 Freely Jointed Chains

      • 2.2.2 Freely Rotating Chains

      • 2.2.3 Hindered Rotating Chains

        • of Polymers.................................. 2.2.4 Characterization of Static Semi-Flexibility





    • 2.3 Local Inter-Chain Interactions

    • 2.4 Molecular Weights and Their Distributions

      • 2.4.1 Molecular Weight Effects

      • 2.4.2 Characterization of Molecular Weights..............



    • 2.5 Topological Architectures

    • 2.6 Sequence Irregularities

      • 2.6.1 Chemical Irregularities..........................

      • 2.6.2 Geometrical Irregularities

      • 2.6.3 Spatial Irregularities



    • References............................................



  • 3 Conformation Statistics and Entropic Elasticity...............

    • of Polymer Coils 3.1 Gaussian Distribution of End-to-End Distances

    • 3.2 Statistical Mechanics of Rubber Elasticity

      • 3.2.1 Mechanics of Elasticity

      • 3.2.2 Thermodynamics of Elasticity

      • 3.2.3 Entropic Elasticity of a Deformed Polymer Coil.......

        • Polymer Network............................. 3.2.4 Statistical Thermodynamics of a Cross-Linked





    • References............................................



  • 4 Scaling Analysis of Real-Chain Conformations................

    • 4.1 What Is the Scaling Analysis?

    • 4.2 Single-Chain Conformation in Polymer Solutions

      • 4.2.1 An Introduction of Polymer Solutions...............

        • Dilute Solutions 4.2.2 Single-Chain Conformation in Athermal

        • Concentrated Solutions 4.2.3 Single-Chain Conformation in Athermal

        • Dilute Solutions 4.2.4 Single-Chain Conformation in Thermal





    • 4.3 Single-Chain Conformation in Polyelectrolyte Solutions

    • 4.4 Single-Chain Conformation Under External Forces..........

      • 4.4.1 Stretching...................................

      • 4.4.2 Compression

      • 4.4.3 Adsorption..................................



    • References............................................



  • 5 Scaling Analysis of Polymer Dynamics...................... Part II Chain Motion

    • 5.1 Simple Fluids

    • 5.2 Short Chains

    • 5.3 Long Chains

    • References............................................



  • 6 Polymer Deformation...................................

    • 6.1 Characteristics of Polymer Deformation...................

    • 6.2 Relaxation of Polymer Deformation

      • 6.2.1 Relaxation Via Molecular Motions.................

      • 6.2.2 Boltzmann Superposition Principle.................

      • 6.2.3 Time–Temperature Superposition Principle...........

      • 6.2.4 Dynamic Mechanical Analysis



    • 6.3 Glass Transition and Fluid Transition

      • 6.3.1 Glass Transition Phenomena.....................

      • 6.3.2 Glass Transition Theories........................

        • Transition................................... 6.3.3 Chemical-Structure Dependence of Glass

        • 6.3.4 Fluid Transition



      • 6.4 Conventional Mechanical Analysis......................

      • References............................................



    • 7 Polymer Flow.........................................

      • 7.1 Introduction to Rheology.............................

        • 7.1.1 What Is Rheology?

        • 7.1.2 Classification of the Flow........................

        • 7.1.3 Laminar Flow

        • 7.1.4 Non-Newtonian Fluids



      • 7.2 Characteristics of Polymer Flow

      • 7.3 Viscoelastic Phenomena of Polymer Flow.................

      • References............................................



    • 8 Statistical Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions............. Part III Chain Assembly

      • 8.1 Polymer-Based Multi-Component Systems................

      • 8.2 Flory-Huggins Lattice Theory of Polymer Solutions

        • 8.2.1 Advantages of the Lattice Model..................

          • Theory 8.2.2 Basic Assumptions of Flory-Huggins Lattice



        • 8.2.3 Calculation of Mixing Entropy....................

        • 8.2.4 Calculation of Mixing Heat and Free Energy..........



      • 8.3 Developments of Flory-Huggins Theory

        • 8.3.1 Simple Additions..............................

        • 8.3.2 Compressible Fluids

        • 8.3.3 Dilute Solutions

          • Parameters 8.3.4 Concentration Dependence of Interaction

          • Molecular Geometry 8.3.5 Lattice-Cluster Theory Considering



        • 8.3.6 Semi-Flexible Polymers



      • References............................................



    • 9 Polymer Phase Separation...............................

      • 9.1 Thermodynamics of Phase Separation....................

      • 9.2 Kinetics of Phase Separation

      • 9.3 Microphase Separation of Diblock Copolymers

      • References............................................





  • 10 Polymer Crystallization.................................

    • 10.1 Thermodynamics of Polymer Crystallization

    • 10.2 Statistical Thermodynamics of Polymer Crystallization



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