Möller M., Matyjaszewski K. (Eds.) Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference. Volume 7: Nanostructured Polymer Materials and Thin Films

Elsevier, 2012. - 424 p. - The progress in polymer science is revealed in essentially all chapters of "Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference".
An entirely new aspect in polymer science is based on the combination of bottom-up methods such as polymer synthesis and molecularly programmed self-assembly with top-down structuring such as lithography and surface templating, as presented in volume 7, edited by Kumacheva and Russell. It encompasses polymer and nanoparticle assembly in bulk and under confined conditions or influenced by an external field, including thin films, inorganic-organic hybrids, or nanofibers.
Common to all approaches in "Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference" is mastering an increasing complexity of the polymer materials structure needed for a change in focus from commodities to materials for various advanced applications, related to energy, environment, and biomedicine.
It provides broad and in-depth coverage of all aspects of polymer science from synthesis/polymerization, properties, and characterization methods and techniques to nanostructures, sustainability and energy, and biomedical uses of polymers.
It provides a definitive source for those entering or researching in this area by integrating the multidisciplinary aspects of the science into one unique, up-to-date reference work.
It includes electronic version that has complete cross-referencing and multi-media components.
Volume editors are world experts in their field (including a Nobel Prize winner).Block Copolymers in the Condensed State
Block Copolymer Thin Films
Block Copolymers under Confinement
Assemblies of Polymer-Based Nanoscopic Objects
Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticles in Polymer-Like Structures
Hybrid Polymer–Inorganic Nanostructures
Peptide–Polymer Conjugates Toward Functional Hybrid Biomaterials
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Multifunctional Hybrid Materials and Nanoscale Devices
Nanostructured Electrospun Fibers
Soft Lithographic Approaches to Nanofabrication
Block Copolymer Thin Films on Patterned Substrates
Nanoimprint Lithography of Polymers
Modeling Mixtures of Nanorods and Polymers: Determining Structure–Property Relationship for Polymeric Nanocomposites
Sterically Stabilized Nanoparticles in Solutions and at Interfaces
Quasi-One-Component Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Particle Brush Assembly
Electrical Conductivity of Polymer Nanocomposites
Polymer Dynamics in Constrained Geometries
Polymer Nanomechanics