Polymer Physics

Kirkwood-Riseman equation, 80
Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW)
equation, 98
Kuhn segment, 20

L
Laminar flow, 128
Lattice-cluster theory, 162
Lattice fluid theory, 160
LDPE.SeeLow-density
polyethylene (LDPE)
Lifshitz-Slyozov law, 176
Linear growth rate, 212
Linear viscoelasticity, 102
Liquid-liquid transition, 118
Loss factor, 105
Loss modulus, 105
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), 30
Lower critical solution temperature
(LCST), 170
Lyotropic liquid crystal, 189

M
Macro-ion, 59
Macromolecules, 2
Main-chain liquid crystal polymers, 190
Maltese-cross extinction, 206
Manning condensation of counter-ions, 60
Mark-Houwink equation, 80
Maron’s theory, 162
Master curve, 103
Maxwell model, 102
Mean-field assumption, 152
Mean-square end-to-end distance, 16
Mean-square radius of gyration, 16
Melt index (MI), 26
Melting, 187
Melting range, 203
Mesogen, 190
Mesogen-jacketed liquid crystal
polymers, 190
Microphase separation, 179
Misfolding of protein molecules, 237
Mixing interaction parameter, 47
Mode-coupling theory (MCT), 99
Molecular gastronomy, 237
Molecular self-assembly, 5
Molten globule, 56
Monotectic triple point, 148
Monotropic phenomenon, 192
Mooney-Rivlin relation, 39

N
Necking, 120
Newtonian fluid, 128

Non crystalline polymers, 32

Non-draining mode, 79

Notched impact strength, 122

Nucleation and growth, 173

Number-average molecular weight, 24

O

Odijk-Skolnick-Fixman persistence

length, 62

Oldroyd-A model, 132

Oldroyd-B model, 132

Optical-/stereo-isomerism, 31

Order-disorder transitioni (ODT), 181

Organic/inorganic hybrid, 147

Ornstein-Zernike approximation, 174

Ostwald ripening, 176

Ozawa equation, 218

Ozawa index, 218

P

Packing length, 95

Parallel packing attraction parameter, 193

Peeling, 121

Pentane effect, 19

Persistence length, 20

Phantom polymer, 15

Phase diagrams, 49

Physical aging, 111

Plateau modulus, 88

Poiseuille flow, 128

Poisson-Boltzmann equation, 61

Polydispersity, 24

Polymer-based composite, 147

Polymer-based miscible systems, 147

Polymer brushes, 28

Poor solvent, 49

Precipitation fractionation, 169

Primary nucleation, 209

Protein folding, 232

Protein unfolding, 237

Proximity, 71

Pseudo-plastic fluid, 131

Q

Quasi-chemical approximation, 47

R

Random-mixing approximation, 153

Random-phase approximation (RPA), 173

Rate constant, 216

Rayleigh instability, 63

Index 243