Functional Synthetic Polymers

The text focuses on the basic issues and also the literature of the past decade. The book provides a broad overview of functional synthetic polymers.

Special issues in the text are: Surface functionalization supramolecular polymers, shape memory polymers, foldable polymers, functionalized biopolymers, supercapacitors, photovoltaic issues, lithography, cleaning methods, such as recovery of gold ions olefin/paraffin, separation by polymeric membranes, ultrafiltration membranes, and other related topics.

Preface xi

1 Basic Issues of Functionalized Polymers 1

2 Methods and Principles of Functionalization 11

3 Technical Applications 95

4 Medical Applications 221

5 Pharmaceutical Applications 247

Index 275

Johannes Karl Fink is Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than 30 years in the fields of polymers, and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics and the degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published several books on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2009), The Chemistry of Biobased Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2014), Metallized and Magnetic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2016) and Polymer Waste Management (Wiley-Scrivener 2018).

The book provides a broad overview of the synthesis procedures for these smart functional synthetic polymers and the materials used therein.

The scientific literature with respect to functional synthetic polymers is collected in this monograph. The text focuses on the basic issues as well as the literature of the past decade.

In addition to basic issues concerning functionalized polymers, particular emphasis is given to the principles of functionalization, basic functional groups, and surface functionalization. Also, fields of special application, such as electrical applications, water cleaning methods, and medical and pharmaceutical applications, are reviewed.

Among the special issues addressed in the text are: Surface functionalization supramolecular polymers, shape-memory polymers, foldable polymers, functionalized biopolymers, supercapacitors, photovoltaics, lithography, cleaning methods, such as recovery of gold ions olefin/paraffin, separation by polymeric membranes, ultrafiltration membranes, and other related topics.

Audience

This text is of importance for students of polymer chemistry as well as chemists and other scientists that are interested in these topics. Beyond education, this book serves the needs of chemical engineers in industry as well as other specialists in electronics, medicine and the pharmaceutical sciences.