Materials Science of Polymers

The fundamentals of polymerization, polymer characteristics, rheology and morphology, as well as composition, technology, testing and evaluation of various plastics, rubbers, fibers, adhesives, coatings, and composites are comprehensively presented in this volume. The book presents the developments of advanced polyblends and the respective tools to characterize and predict the material properties and behavior. It provides original and theoretical experimental results that use non-routine methodologies often unfamiliar to many readers. Chapters on novel applications of more familiar experimental techniques and analyses of composite problems are included.