- 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
- 4.2.1 An Introduction of Polymer Solutions...............
- 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............................................
- 7.1 Introduction to Rheology.............................
- 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..........
- 8.2.1 Advantages of the Lattice Model..................
- 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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