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Author(s): Timothy J. Deming (auth.), Virgil Percec (eds.)
Series: Advances in Polymer Science 262
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 452
Tags: Polymer Sciences; Condensed Matter Physics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Well-Defined Block Copolypeptides via Controlled NCA Polymerization....Pages 1-37
Synthetic Glycopolymers: Some Recent Developments....Pages 39-59
Graphene as a Target for Polymer Synthesis....Pages 61-92
Computer Simulation of Self-Assembling Macromolecules....Pages 93-107
Nematic Conformation of Chain Molecules Predominating in the Ordered Mesophase....Pages 109-121
Helical Polymer–Metal Complexes: The Role of Metal Ions on the Helicity and the Supramolecular Architecture of Poly(phenylacetylene)s....Pages 123-140
Green Polymer Chemistry: Recent Developments....Pages 141-166
From Biocompatible to Biodegradable: Poly(Ethylene Glycol)s with Predetermined Breaking Points....Pages 167-190
Chain-Growth Condensation Polymerization for Controlled Synthesis of Polymers....Pages 191-238
Metallopolymers as an Emerging Class of Self-Healing Materials....Pages 239-257
Design and Applications of Multiscale Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials Derived from Block Copolymer Self-Assembly....Pages 259-293
Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers via Ring Closure....Pages 295-327
Recent Advances in the Emulsion Solvent Evaporation Technique for the Preparation of Nanoparticles and Nanocapsules....Pages 329-344
Nanomechanical Function Arising from the Complex Architecture of Dendronized Helical Polymers....Pages 345-362
Aqueous Supramolecular Polymers Based on Aromatic Amphiphiles: Rational Design, Complexity, and Functional Materials....Pages 363-387
Peptoids for Biomimetic Hierarchical Structures....Pages 389-413
Stimuli-Sensitive Microgels from Native Elastin: An Easy Approach for a Drug Release System....Pages 415-430
Nanostructured Polymeric Ionic Liquids....Pages 431-446
Back Matter....Pages 447-452
