Polymer Conformations: Linking Chemical Structures and Material Behaviors

Among Nature's diverse array of living organisms and human-produced materials, polymers are the dominant constituents. In Nature, they are not only dominant, but also uniquely essential to life. Conformations: Connecting the Chemical Structures and Material Behaviors of Polymers delves into how the detailed chemical structures of polymers can be characterized, how their microstructural-dependent conformational preferences can be evaluated, and how these conformational preferences are connected to the behaviors and properties of their materials.

The authors examine the connections between the microstructures of polymers and the wide range of physical properties they exhibit. Detailed polymer architectures, including the molecular bonding and geometries of backbone and side-chain groups, monomer stereo- and regiosequences, comonomer sequences, and branching, are explicitly considered in the analysis of the conformational characteristics of polymers.

This valuable reference equips practicing materials engineers as well as polymer and materials science students with a means of understanding the differences in behaviors and properties of materials made from chemically distinct polymers. This knowledge can assist the reader in designing polymers with chemical structures that lead to their desired material behaviors and properties.

Polymers, as the dominant materials found in Nature's diverse living organisms and human-produced materials, are not only dominant, but also uniquely necessary to life. Conformations: Connecting the Chemical Structures and Material Behaviors of Polymers explores the intricate relationship between the detailed chemical structures of polymers, their microstructural-dependent conformational preferences, and the resulting behaviors and properties of their materials.

The authors delve into the connections between the microstructures of polymers and the rich variety of physical properties they exhibit. Detailed polymer architectures, such as the molecular bonding and geometries of backbone and side-chain groups, monomer stereo- and regiosequences, comonomer sequences, and branching, are explicitly considered in the analysis of the conformational characteristics of polymers.

This valuable reference provides practicing materials engineers as well as polymer and materials science students with a comprehensive understanding of the differences in behaviors and properties of materials made from chemically distinct polymers. This knowledge can assist the reader in designing polymers with chemical structures that lead to their desired material behaviors and properties.

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