Functional Polymers by Post-Polymerization Modification: Concepts, Guidelines, and Applications

• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 429
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Filling the gap for a book dealing with synthetic strategies and recent developments, this volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field of post-polymerization modification.
As such, the international team of expert authors covers a wide range of topics, including new synthetic techniques utilizing different reactive groups for post-polymerization modifications of synthetic polymers, as well as modification of biomimetic and biological polymers. Furthermore, industrial applications of polymers that are synthesized by post-polymerization techniques are included.
With its guidelines this is an indispensable reference for the daily lab work of polymer chemists in both academia and industry researching the field of polymer synthesis.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Chapter 1 History of Post?Polymerization Modification (pages 1–44): Kemal Arda Gunay, Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato and Prof. Dr. Harm?Anton Klok
Chapter 2 Post?Polymerization Modifications via Active Esters (pages 45–64): Ryohei Kakuchi and Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato
Chapter 3 Thiol–ene Based Functionalization of Polymers (pages 65–86): Nikhil K. Singha and Helmut Schlaad
Chapter 4 Thiol–yne Chemistry in Polymer and Materials Science (pages 87–118): Andrew B. Lowe and Justin W. Chan
Chapter 5 Design and Synthesis of Maleimide Group Containing Polymeric Materials via the Diels?Alder/Retro Diels?Alder Strategy (pages 119–151): Tugce Nihal Gevrek, Mehmet Arslan and Amitav Sanyal
Chapter 6 The Synthesis of End?Functional Ring?Opening Metathesis Polymers (pages 153–171): Andreas F. M. Kilbinger
Chapter 7 Functional Polymers with Controlled Microstructure Based on Styrene and N?Substituted Maleimides (pages 173–192): Delphine Chan?Seng, Mirela Zamfir and Jean?Francois Lutz
Chapter 8 Temperature?Triggered Functionalization of Polymers (pages 193–216): Bongjin Moon
Chapter 9 New Functional Polymers Using Host–Guest Chemistry (pages 217–236): Ryosuke Sakai and Toyoji Kakuchi
Chapter 10 Glycopolymers via Post?Polymerization Modification Techniques (pages 237–265): James A. Burns, Matthew I. Gibson and C. Remzi Becer
Chapter 11 Design of Polyvalent Polymer Therapeutics (pages 267–290): Jacob T. Martin and Ravi S. Kane
Chapter 12 Posttranslational Modification of Proteins Incorporating Nonnatural Amino Acids (pages 291–331): Haresh More, Ching?Yao Yang and Jin Kim Montclare
Chapter 13 Functionalization of Porous Polymers from High?Internal?Phase Emulsions and Their Applications (pages 333–352): Linda Kircher, Prof. Dr. Patrick Theato and Neil R. Cameron
Chapter 14 Post?polymerization Modification of Polymer Brushes (pages 353–369): Sara Orski, Gareth Sheppard, Rachelle Arnold, Joe Grubbs and Jason Locklin
Chapter 15 Covalent Layer?by?Layer Assembly Using Reactive Polymers (pages 371–406): Adam H. Broderick and David M. Lynn