Contemporary Topics in Polymer Science Volume 4 [Paperback]

Ceremony for the Presentation of the Division of Polymer Chemistry Award to Maurice L. Muggins.- The Structures of Collagen.- Panel Discussion with Dr. Muggins.- Head to Mead Polymers.- Polycondensation Reactions in the Presence of Polymer Matrices.- Telechelic Polyethylene.- Soluble Ladder Type of Poly(silesquioxanes) Maving Functional Groups.- New Phosphorus-Containing Bisimide Resins.- Crosslinking of Gelatin by Reactive Polymers Effect of Polymer Structure on Gelation Time.- Study of Dextran-Methyl Methacrylate Graft Copolymer.- The Kinetics and Mechanisms of the Dehydrohalogenation of the Poly(vinyl halides), PVC, PVDC and PVF.- 1H NMR Studies on Conformation of Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) in Solution and Its Relation with Crystal Modification.- Syntheses of Polymeric Azo Dyes of Pyrazolone Series.- New Oligomeric Flame Retardants Containing s-Triazine Ring.- Functional Effects of Exposure of Blood Coagulation Factors and Platelets to Synthetic Polymers.- Analysis of Dielectric ?-Relaxation in Poly(methyl Acrylate) and Poly(t-butyl Acrylate).- Effects of Poissons Ratio and Electrostriction Constant on Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene Fluoride).- Influence of Shearing Histories on the Rheological Properties and Processability of Branched Polymers.- Effects of Molecular Weight on the Aggregation of Poly(?-benzyl L-Glutamate in Dilute Solution.- The Conformational Order in Hexadecane Solutions and Polyethylene.- Entanglement Networks of 1,2-Polybutadiene Cross-linked in States of Strain: XV. Simple Extension Special Case Comparison of the CKF Theory to Swelling Equilibrium Data.- Electrophilic Olefins Containing Anionic Leaving Groups as New Cationic Initiators.- Synthesis and Properties of Some Polymers Related to Biological Functions: Metal Transport and Template-directed Oligonucleotide Synthesis.- Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxide and Related Reactions.- Interactions Between Blood and Foreign Surfaces of Synthetic Polymers-Especially in Vascularlc1