{"product_id":"complex-macromolecular-architectures-isbn-9780470825136","title":"Complex Macromolecular Architectures","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe field of CMA (complex macromolecular architecture) stands at the cutting edge of materials science, and has been a locus of intense research activity in recent years. This book gives an extensive description of the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of recently-developed advanced architectural materials with a number of potential applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe architectural polymers, including bio-conjugated hybrid polymers with poly(amino acid)s and gluco-polymers, star-branched and dendrimer-like hyperbranched polymers, cyclic polymers, dendrigraft polymers, rod-coil and helix-coil block copolymers, are introduced chapter by chapter in the book. In particular, the book also emphasizes the topic of synthetic breakthroughs by living\/controlled polymerization since 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurthermore, renowned authors contribute on special topics such as helical polyisocyanates, metallopolymers, stereospecific polymers, hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers, conjugated polymers, and polyrotaxanes, which have attracted considerable interest as novel polymer materials with potential future applications. In addition, recent advances in reactive blending achieved with well-defined end-functionalized polymers are discussed from an industrial point of view. Topics on polymer-based nanotechnologies, including self-assembled architectures and suprastructures, nano-structured materials and devices, nanofabrication, surface nanostructures, and their AFM imaging analysis of hetero-phased polymers are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive coverage of recently developed advanced architectural materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers hot new areas such as: click chemistry; chain walking; polyhomologation; ADMET\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdited by highly regarded scientists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains contributions from 26 leading experts from Europe, North America, and Asia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearchers in academia and industry specializing in polymer chemistry will find this book to be an ideal survey of the most recent advances in the area. The book is also suitable as supplementary reading for students enrolled in Polymer Synthetic Chemistry, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Design, Advanced Polymer Chemistry, Soft Matter Science, and Materials Science courses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor versions of selected figures can be found at \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/hadjichristidis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  List of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE SYNTHESIS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Cyclic and Multicyclic Topological Polymers (\u003ci\u003eTakuya Yamamoto and Yasuyuki Tezuka\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ultrarapid Approaches to Mild Macromolecular Conjugation (\u003ci\u003eAndrew J. Inglis and Christopher Barner-Kowollik\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Polymers (\u003ci\u003eWolfgang H. Binder, Claudia Enders, Florian Herbst and Katharina Hackethal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Recent Synthetic Developments in Miktoarm Star Polymers with More than Three Different Arms (\u003ci\u003eAkira Hirao, Mayumi Hayashi, Tomoya Higashihara and Nikos Hadjichristidis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Precise Synthesis of Dendrimer-Like Star-Branched Polymers, a New Class of Well-Defined Hyperbranched Polymers (\u003ci\u003eHee-Soo Yoo and Akira Hirao\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Arborescent Polymers with a Mesoscopic Scale (\u003ci\u003eToufic Nabil Aridi and Mario Gauthier\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Hyperbranched Glyco-Conjugated Polymers (\u003ci\u003eToshifumi Satoh and Toyoji Kakuchi\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Highly Branched Functional Polymer Architectures by Click-Chemistry Strategies (\u003ci\u003eMieke Lammens and Filip Du Prez\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Living Alkene Polymerization for Polyolefin Architectures (\u003ci\u003eAmelia M. Anderson-Wile, Joseph B. Edson and Geoffrey W. Coates\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Precision Polyolefins (\u003ci\u003eErik B. Berda and Kenneth B. Wagener\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Polyhomologation: The Living Polymerization of Ylides (\u003ci\u003eJun Luo and Kenneth J. Shea\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Phenylenevinylene Homopolymers and Block Copolymers via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (\u003ci\u003eChin-Yang Yu and Michael L. Turner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Block Copolymers Containing Rod Segments (\u003ci\u003eTomoya Higashihara and Mitsuru Ueda\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly(meth)acrylamides with Varied Stereoregularity by Living Anionic Polymerization (\u003ci\u003eTakashi Ishizone\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Complex Macromolecular Chimeras (\u003ci\u003eHermis Iatrou, Marinos Pitsikalis, Georgios Sakellariouand Nikos Hadjichristidis\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO CHARACTERIZATION AND SELF-ASSEMBLY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Self-Assembly and Applications of Polyferrocenylsilane Block Copolymers (\u003ci\u003eGeorge R. Whittell, Jessica Gwyther, David A. Rider and Ian Manners\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Functional Polymeric Nanostructures Prepared by Self-Assembly and Beyond (\u003ci\u003eRachel K. O'Reilly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Morphologies of Block and Star-Branched Polymers with Three Components (\u003ci\u003eHirokazu Hasegawa\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Morphologies and Photophysical Properties of Conjugated Rod–Coil Block Copolymers (\u003ci\u003eChi-Ching Kuo, Cheng-Liang Liu and Wen-Chang Chen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Bulk Self-Assembly of Linear Hybrid Polypeptide-Based Diblock and Triblock Copolymers (\u003ci\u003eSebastien Lecommandoux\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 AFM Study of Comb (Co)Polymers with Complex Chain Architecture (\u003ci\u003eMichel Schappacher and Alain Deffieux\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Tunable Thermoresponsive Polymers by Molecular Design (\u003ci\u003eRichard Hoogenboom\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Fluorine-Containing Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Application as a Template for Nanocellular and Porous Structures Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide \u003ci\u003e(Hideaki Yokoyama and Kenji Sugiyama\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Architectural Polymers, Nanostructures, and Hierarchical Structures from Block Copolymers (\u003ci\u003eIan Wyman and Guojun Liu\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Block Copolymer Nanostructured Thin Films for Advanced Patterning (\u003ci\u003eMichelle A. Chavis, Evan L. Schwartz and Christopher K. Ober\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Ring Polymers: Effective Isolation and Unique Properties (\u003ci\u003eHaskell W. Beckham\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Though appealing to specialists, the material is presented with adequate description to be accessible to researchers in other fields.\" (Book News, 1 August 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNikos Hadjichristidis\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Polymer at University of Athens, Greece, where he is the Chairman of the Chemistry Department. He also worked as an adjunct professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the Technical University of Denmark, Institute of Chemical Engineering of the National Research Council of Argentina, and the Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela. He holds considerable honors including the ACS PMSE A. K. Doolittle Award (2003) and the International Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ, 2007). He is also a very active with the editorial boards of Polymer journals. He has published more than 340 papers and 23 reviews in referred scientific journals, 4 patents, two books.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYasuyuki Tezuka\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Polymer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. His research has focused on topological polymer chemistry, in particular on designing topologically unique macromolecular architectures by developing the electrostatic self-assembly and covalent fixation process. He was an associate editor of \u003ci\u003ePolymer Journal\u003c\/i\u003e published by The Society of Polymer Science, Japan from 2002-2006, and has been an Asian Editor of \u003ci\u003eReactive and Functional Polymers\u003c\/i\u003e since 2006. He received a M.S. from The University of Tokyo in synthetic chemistry and a Ph.D. from Ghent University (Belgium) in polymers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkira Hirao\u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Polymer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he was the Chairman of Polymeric and Organic Materials Department four times and Vice-Dean of Chemistry Division, undergraduate course (2004-2006). He is currently Members of the Editorial Board of \u003ci\u003eMacromolecules\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolymer Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMacromolecular Research\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Polymer Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  The field of CMA (complex macromolecular architecture) stands at the cutting edge of materials science, and has been a locus of intense research activity in recent years. This book gives an extensive description of the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of recently-developed advanced architectural materials with a number of potential applications.  \u003cp\u003eThe architectural polymers, including bio-conjugated hybrid polymers with poly(amino acid)s and gluco-polymers, star-branched and dendrimer-like hyperbranched polymers, cyclic polymers, dendrigraft polymers, rod-coil and helix-coil block copolymers, are introduced chapter by chapter in the book. In particular, the book also emphasizes the topic of synthetic breakthroughs by living\/controlled polymerization since 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurthermore, renowned authors contribute on special topics such as helical polyisocyanates, metallopolymers, stereospecific polymers, hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers, conjugated polymers, and polyrotaxanes, which have attracted considerable interest as novel polymer materials with potential future applications. In addition, recent advances in reactive blending achieved with well-defined end-functionalized polymers are discussed from an industrial point of view. Topics on polymer-based nanotechnologies, including self-assembled architectures and suprastructures, nano-structured materials and devices, nanofabrication, surface nanostructures, and their AFM imaging analysis of hetero-phased polymers are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive coverage of recently developed advanced architectural materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers hot new areas such as  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eclick chemistry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echain walking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epolyhomologation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eADMET\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdited by highly regarded scientists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains contributions from 26 leading experts from Europe, North America, and Asia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearchers in academia and industry specializing in polymer chemistry will find this book to be an ideal survey of the most recent advances in the area. The book is also suitable as supplementary reading for students enrolled in Polymer Synthetic Chemistry, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Design, Advanced Polymer Chemistry, Soft Matter Science, and Materials Science courses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor versions of selected figures can be found at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/hadjichristidis\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/hadjichristidis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988959740133,"sku":"NP9780470825136","price":435.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470825136.jpg?v=1761782214","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/complex-macromolecular-architectures-isbn-9780470825136","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}