Polymer Physics

Preface Ch 1 Main object in the study of polymer physics Ch 2 Chain structures of polymers 2.1 Physical description of chain structures 2.2 Complexity in inter-chain interactions 2.3 Inflexibility of polymer chains 2.4 Molecular weights and their distributions 2.5 Topological architectures of polymer blocks 2.6 Sequence irregularties of polymer chains References Ch 3 Gaussian statistics of chain conformations and entropy elasticity 3.1 Gaussian statistics of ideal-chain conformation 3.2 Entropy elasticity and rubber state equations References Ch 4 Scaling analysis of polymer conformations 4.1 Scaling analysis of single polymers 4.2 Chain conformation in polymer solutions 4.3 Chain conformation under external forces 4.4 Chain conformation in polyelectrolyte solutions References Ch 5 Mechanical response of polymers 5.1 Relaxation of polymer deformation and glass transition 5.2 Creep and stress relaxation 5.3 Conventional mechanical analysis 5.4 Polymer flow and rheology 5.5 Dynamic mechanical analysis References Ch 6 Scaling analysis of polymer dynamics 6.1 Simple fluids 6.2 Short-chain fluids 6.3 Long-chain fluids 6.4 Polymers under flow fields Practice and References Ch 7 Statistical thermodynamics of polymer solutions 7.1 Thermodynamics of polymer solutions 7.2 Flory-Huggins lattice statistical theory 7.3 Further developments on the Flory-Huggins theory References Ch 8 Phase separation in polymer solutions 8.1Thermodynamic description of phase separation 8.2 Spinodal decomposition and nucleation 8.3 Microphase separation of diblock copolymers References Ch 9 Polymer crystallization 9.1 Thermodynamics description of polymer crystallization 9.2 Hierarchical structures of crystalline phases 9.3 Statistical thermodynamics of polymer crystallization and melting-point properties 9.4 Kinetics analysis of polymer crystallization References