Physical Chemistry of Polymers : A Conceptual Introduction (De Gruyter Textbook) (2020. XIV, 217 S. 0 b/w and 100 col. ill., 20 b/w tbl. 240 mm)

This book introduces the concepts of physical chemistry of polymers. It provides a basis to bridge polymer chemistry, which targets microscopic chain structures, and polymer engineering, which targets macroscopic material properties and functions. Topics covered are single chain statistics, multi-chain interactions, and chain dynamics, both from a viewpoint of structure, properties (mostly mechanical ones), and their interrelation. In all that, the author encourages the reader to think conceptually.