Abstract
Polymers, also known as ‘macromolecules’, are built up of a large number of molecular units which are linked together by covalent bonds. Usually they represent organic compounds, containing carbon atoms together with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and halogens etc. In this first chapter we briefly survey the main characteristics of their chemical constitution and molecular architecture and introduce the notions employed for their description, using examples for the explanation.
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Further Reading
F.W. Billmeyer: Textbook on Polymer Science, John Wiley & Sons, 1984
J.M.G. Cowie: Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, International Textbook Co, 1973
P.J. Flory: Principles of Polymer Chemistry, Cornell University Press, 1953
P. Munk: Introduction to Macromolecular Science, John Wiley & Sons, 1989
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Strobl, G.R. (1997). The Constitution and Architecture of Chains. In: The Physics of Polymers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03488-0_1
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