Supramolecular polymers (Marcel Dekker, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Focusing upon a detailed analysis of the formation and properties of linear, planar and three-dimensional polymer assemblies stabilized by superamolecular interations, this text includes examples of covalently bonded polymers exhibiting novel superamolecular effects
Preface; Contents; Contributors; Mechanism of Supramolecular Polymerizations; Theory of the Supramolecular Liquid Crystal; Polymeric vs. Monomeric Amphiphiles: Design Parameters; Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Polymers; Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Layers (S-Layers): A Versatile Self- Assembly System; Assemblies in Complex Block Copolymer Systems; Microstructure and Crystallization of Rigid-Coil Comblike Polymers and Block Copolymers; Polymers with Intertwined Superstructures and Interlocked Structures; Dendrimeric Supramolecular and Supra macromolecular Assemblies