Polymer Science and Technology – Joel R. Fried – 3rd Edition

The Definitive Guide to Polymer Principles, Properties, Synthesis, Applications, and Simulations Now fully revised, Polymer Science and Technology, Third Edition, systematically reviews the current state of the field and emerging advances. Noted polymer specialist Joel R. Fried offers modern coverage of both processing principles and applications in multiple industries, including medicine, biotechnology, chemicals, and electronics.This edition’s new and expanded coverage ranges from advanced synthesis to the latest management applications New topics include controlled radical polymerization, click chemistry, green chemistry, block copolymers, nanofillers, electrospinning and more.

An all-new chapter offers extensive guidance for predicting the properties of polymers, including additional coverage of cluster correlations and new discussions on the use of topological indices and neural networks. This is also the first introductory polymer text to fully explain the computational science of polymers, including molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods. The simulation concepts are supported by many application examples, ranging from prediction of PVT values to permeability and free volume. Fried covers the chemistry of synthetic polymers in depth, properties of polymers in solution and in the melt, rubber and solid state, and all major categories of plastics.

This revised edition also adds many new calculations, end-of-chapter problems, and references. Detailed coverage includes Polymer Synthesis: Step and Chain Growth, bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion, solid state, and plasma, ionic liquids and macromers, and genetic engineering Amorphous and crystalline states, transitions, mechanical properties, and solid state characterization Polymers and the environment: degradation, stability, and more Additives, blends, block copolymers, and composites, including interpenetrating networks, nanocomposites, bucky balls, nanotubes, carbon, graphene, and POSS Biopolymers, natural polymers, fibers, thermoplastics, elastomers, and thermosets Specialty and engineering polymers, from polycarbonates to ionic polymers and high-performance fibers Polymer rheology, processing, and modeling Correlations and simulations: group contribution, topological indices , artificial neural networks, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations