Physical aspects of polymer self-assembly / P. R. Sundararajan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sundararajan, P. R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-assembly (Chemistry).

Polymers--Properties.

Polymers.

Physical Description:

xiii, 368 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017]

Summary:

Although the concept of molecular self-assembly has been recognized and evolved for over four decades, it is only during the past few years that research activity has intensified in the area. Self-assembling polymers result in desirable functional properties and structures like micelles, membranes, vesicles, and liquid crystals. The concept of polymer self-assembly is an increasingly popular branch of polymer chemistry and associated with a variety of novel applications in fields like nanotechnology, polymer physics, and engineering and advanced morphological, smart, and stimuli-responsive properties. Offering an overview of principles and techniques, Physical Aspects of Polymer Self-Assembly covers alt major categories of self-assembled polymers-properties, processes, and design. The opening chapters define polymers and self-assembly to introduce fundamental features, like self-sorting, self-assembly in solution, chain folding, foldamers, and kinetic self-assembly. Each of the following chapters then focuses on the self-assembly of a different polymer type and provide in-depth descriptions of morphologies, reactions, and properties. The author uses examples to further illustrate the possibilities of polymer self-assembly and initiate research in emerging fields. For practicing polymer scientists in academia or industry, the book offers a valuable one-stop reference and resource that: Provides an organized, comprehensive overview of polymer self-assembly, its fundamentals, principles, and applications, Includes chapters on molecular forces leading to self-assembly, features of self-assembly of polymers, block copolymers, supramolecular polymers, rotaxanes, polymer gels, and small molecules in polymer matrices, Focuses on novel applications, like conjugated polymers, gels, fibers, nanomaterials, and stimuli-responsive polymers that can be applied to polymer science, materials science, and nanotechnology, Examines state-of-the-art concepts, like lithographic patterning., and foldaxane Book jacket.

Contents:

Molecular forces

Features of self-assembly

Supramolecular macromolecules and polymers

Block copolymers

Rotaxanes and polyrotaxanes

Polymer gels

Self-assembly in polymer matrices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Sundararajan, P. R., author. Physical aspects of polymer self-assembly

ISBN:

9781118543788

1118543785

OCLC:

967706962