A practical overview of significant advances in polymer chemistry
This guide provides academic, government, and industrial researchers and managers with a snapshot explanation of specific advances in nine selected areas of polymer chemistry. To compile this formation, the author reviewed 2006–2007 US patents in twenty-three broad subject areas:
Additives
Adhesives
Bioactive
Coatings
Cosmetics
Dental
Electroactive
Energetic Polymers
Fibers
Fluorine
Gels
Imaging Agents
Ink
Liquid Crystals
Nanoparticles
New Synthetic Methods
Optical Materials
Photoactive Polymers
Polymerization Methods
Regulators
Photoresists
Separations
Thermosets
Advances in Polymer Chemistry and Methods Reported in Recent US Patents provides systematically organized and concise coverage of:
Newer bulk anionic, cationic, and free radical polymerization methods, and their impact within selected industrial applications such as electronics, biomedical/biomaterials, and adhesives
Bulk and surface cross-linking agents using selected bi- and tri-functional reagents, photochemical methods, or free radical agents
Cationic and cationic ring opening polymerization reaction, including a description of di- and tri-heterocyclic monomers and their use in medical devices
The first section focuses exclusively on polymerization reactions. For each entry, explicit experimental procedures of all intermediates, polymers, and materials characterization methods are provided. In addition, each entry is referenced with relevant US patents, methods for preparing derivatives and analogues, and product applications. The second section emphasizes modification of existing polymeric materials using well-established synthetic organic methods, photochemical reactions, and pyrolysis and thermal rearrangements. Methods for preparing and using cross-linking agents are also provided.
This guide helps practicing chemists and researchers stay up to date on developments and identify trends. It's also an excellent reference for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in related chemistry courses.
