Cyclic Polymers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781402003479)

Cyclic Polymers (Second Edition) reviews the many recent advances in this rapidly expanding subject since the publication of the first edition in 1986. The preparation, characterisation, properties and applications of a wide range of organic and inorganic cyclic oligomers and polymers are described in detail, together with many examples of catenanes and rotaxanes. The importance of large cyclics in biological chemistry and molecular biology is emphasised by a wide coverage of circular DNA, cyclic peptides and cyclic oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Experimental techniques and theoretical aspects of cyclic polymers are included, as well as examples of their uses such as ring opening polymerisation reactions to give commercially important materials. This book covers a wide range of topics which should be of interest to many scientific research workers (for example, in polymer science, chemistry and molecular biology), as well as providing a reference text for undergraduate and graduate students.

Author: E. R. Semlyen
ISBN-10: 1402003471
ISBN-13: 9781402003479
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2001
Pages: 790
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.62d