Macromolecular Engineering: Precise Synthesis, Materials Properties, Applications

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Preface. List of Contributors. Volume 1: Synthetic Techniques. 1 Macromolecular Engineering (Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Yves Gnanou, and Ludwik Leibler). 2 Anionic Polymerization of Vinyl and Related Monomers (Michel Fontanille and Yves Gnanou). 3 Carbocationic Polymerization (Priyadarsi De and Rudolf Faust). 4 Ionic and Coordination Ring-opening Polymerization (Stanislaw Penczek, Andrzej Duda, Przemyslaw Kubisa, and Stanislaw Slomkowski). 5 Radical Polymerization (Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Wade A. Braunecker). 6 Coordination Polymerization: Synthesis of New Homo- and Copolymer Architectures from Ethylene and Propylene using Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta Polymerization Catalysts (Andrew F. Mason and Geoffrey W. Coates). 7 Recent Trends in Macromolecular Engineering (Damien Quemener, Valerie Heroguez, and Yves Gnanou). 8 Polycondensation (Tsutomu Yokozawa). 9 Supramolecular Polymer Engineering (G. B.W. L. Ligthart, Oren A. Scherman, Rint P. Sijbesma, and E.W. Meijer). 10 Polymer Synthesis and Modification by Enzymatic Catalysis (Shiro Kobayashi and Masashi Ohmae). 11 Biosynthesis of Protein-based Polymeric Materials (Robin S. Farmer, Manoj B. Charati, and Kristi L. Kiick). 12 Macromolecular Engineering of Polypeptides Using the Ring-opening Polymerization-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides (Harm-Anton Klok and Timothy J. Deming). 13 Segmented Copolymers by Mechanistic Transformations (M. Atilla Tasdelen and Yusuf Yagci). 14 Polymerizations in Aqueous Dispersed Media (Bernadette Charleux and Francois Ganachaud). 15 Polymerization Under Light and Other External Stimuli (Jean Pierre Fouassier, Xavier Allonas, and Jacques Lalevee). 16 Inorganic Polymers with Precise Structures (David A. Rider and Ian Manners). Volume 2: Elements of Macromolecular Structural Control. 1 Tacticity (Tatsuki Kitayama). 2 Synthesis of Macromonomers and Telechelic Oligomers by Living Polymerizations (Bernard Boutevin, Cyrille Boyer, Ghislain David, and Pierre Lutz). 3 Statistical, Alternating and Gradient Copolymers (Bert Klumperman). 4 Multisegmental Block/Graft Copolymers (Constantinos Tsitsilianis). 5 Controlled Synthesis and Properties of Cyclic Polymers (Alain Deffieux and Redouane Borsali). 6 Polymers with Star-related Structures (Nikos Hadjichristidis, Marinos Pitsikalis, and Hermis Iatrou). 7 Linear Versus (Hyper)branched Polymers (Hideharu Mori, Axel H.E. Muller, and Peter F.W. Simon). 8 From Stars to Microgels (Daniel Taton). 9 Molecular Design and Self-assembly of Functional Dendrimers (Wei-Shi Li, Woo-Dong Jang, and Takuzo Aida). 10 Molecular Brushes - Densely Grafted Copolymers (Brent S. Sumerlin and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski). 11 Grafting and Polymer Brushes on Solid Surfaces (Takeshi Fukuda, Yoshinobu Tsujii, and Kohji Ohno). 12 Hybrid Organic Inorganic Objects (Stefanie M. Gravano and Timothy E. Patten). 13 Core-Shell Particles (Anna Musyanovych and Katharina Landfester). 14 Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films-A General Approach to (Bio)functional Coatings (Nadia Benkirane-Jessel, Philippe Lavalle, Vincent Ball, Joelle Ogier, Bernard Senger, Catherine Picart, Pierre Schaaf, Jean-Claude Voegel, and Gero Decher). 15 Bio-inspired Complex Block Copolymers/Polymer Conjugates and Their Assembly (Markus Antonietti, Hans G. Borner, and Helmut Schlaad). 16 Complex Functional Macromolecules (Zhiyun Chen, Chong Cheng, David S. Germack, Padma Gopalan, Brooke A. van Horn, Shrinivas Venkataraman, and Karen L. Wooley). Volume 3: Structure-Property Correlation and Characterization Techniques. 1 Self-assembly and Morphology Diagrams for Solution and Bulk Materials: Experimental Aspects (Vahik Krikorian, Youngjong Kang, and Edwin L. Thomas). 2 Simulations (Denis Andrienko and Kurt Kremer). 3 Transport and Electro-optical Properties in Polymeric Self-assembled Systems (Olli Ikkala and Gerrit ten Brinke). 4 Atomic Force Microscopy of Polymers: Imaging, Probing and Lithography (Sergei S. Sheiko and Martin Moller). 5 Scattering from Polymer Systems (Megan L. Ruegg and Nitash P. Balsara). 6 From Linear to (Hyper) Branched Polymers: Dynamics and Rheology (Thomas C. B. McLeish). 7 Determination of Bulk and Solution Morphologies by Transmission Electron Microscopy (Volker Abetz, Richard J. Spontak, and Yeshayahu Talmon). 8 Polymer Networks (Karel Dus ek and Miroslava Du&scaron kova-Smrc kova). 9 Block Copolymers for Adhesive Applications (Costantino Creton). 10 Reactive Blending (Robert Jerome). 11 Predicting Mechanical Performance of Polymers (Han E.H. Meijer, Leon E. Govaert, and Tom A.P. Engels). 12 Scanning Calorimetry (Rene Androsch and Bernhard Wunderlich). 13 Chromatography of Polymers (Wolfgang Radke). 14 NMR Spectroscopy (Hans Wolfgang Spiess). 15 High-throughput Screening in Combinatorial Polymer Research (Michael A. R. Meier, Richard Hoogenboom, and Ulrich S. Schubert). Volume 4: Applications. 1 Applications of Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Styrenic Block Copolymers (Dale L. Handlin, Jr., Scott Trenor, and Kathryn Wright). 2 Nanocomposites (Mi