Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook(Springer2006).pdf

Physical
Properties
of Polymers
Handbook
Second Edition
Physical
Properties
of Polymers
Handbook
Second Edition
Edited by
James E. Mark
Polymer Research Center and
Department of Chemistry
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Editor:
James E. Mark
Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Chemistry
Crosley Tower, Martin Luther King Drive
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2005938500
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-31235-4 eISBN-13: 978-0-387-69002-5
ISBN-10: 0-387-31235-8 eISBN-10: 0-387-69002-6
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Contents
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Preface to the Second Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Preface to the First Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
PART I. STRUCTURE
1. Chain Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .