This book is a self-contained review of progress during this decade in polymeric and organic materials research, including new polymerization methods, various kinds of speciality polymers, precise measurement methods and new attractive application fields. The reader can obtain overall and state-of-the-art information about macromolecules.

This book presents the scientific basics for new processing approaches and applications of polymers. Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
1 Introduction.- 2 Metallocene Catalyzed Polymerization of Methylmethacrylate.- 3 Radical Isomerization Polymerization.- 4 High Pressure Solid State Polymerization.- 5 Biodegradable Polymers.- 6 Polymer Objects: Towards New Polymer Architectures.- 7 Thermo-Responsive Polymer Gels.- 8 Biomimetic Membranes.- 9 Polymeric Membranes for Separation.- 10 Metal Clusters Dispersed in Organic Materials.- 11 Organic Magnetic Materials.- 12 Nonlinear Optical Materials.- 13 Laser Processing of Polymers.- 14 Solid-Phase Forming and Mechanical Properties of Polymers.- 15 Precise Measurement of Molecular Weight.- 16 Surface Forces in Polymeric Systems.- 17 Structure of Organic Thin Films.- 18 Molecular Motions in Bulk Polymers.- 19 Computer Simulation of Polymers.- 20 Morphology Development during Melt Processing of Immiscible Polymer Blends.- 21 Electronic Structure of Conductive and Conjugated Polymers.- 22 Organic Electroluminescent Devices.- 23 Optical and Electrical Properties of C60, C70, Nanotubes and Endohedral Fullerenes.