Polymer networks : principles of their formation, structure and properties

Introduction. Non-linear polymerization, gelation and network formation, structure and properties. Network formation involving polyfunctional polymer chains. Transitions during network formation. Reactive processing of polymer networks: Structure-property relationships in copolymer networks formed by reaction injection moulding. Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) materials. Molecular aspects of rubberlike elasticity. Viscoelastic behaviour of network materials. Formation, structure and properties of physical networks. Appendix. Index.