Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Overview and Some Fundamental Information -- 2 Classical Theories of Rubber Elasticity -- 2.1 The Kuhn-Treloar Theory -- 2.2 The Phantom Network Theory of James and Guth -- 2.2.1 General Aspects -- 2.2.2 The Elastic Free Energy -- 2.3 The Affine Network Theory of Wall and Flory -- 2.4 The Edwards Approach and Other Theories -- References -- 3 Intermolecular Effects: I. The Constrained-Junction Model -- 3.1 The Model and its Assumptions -- 3.2 Probability Distribution of Fluctuations in the Deformed Network -- 3.3 The Elastic Free Energy -- 3.3.1 General Aspects -- 3.3.2 The Elastic Free Energy Due to Distortion of & -- #916 -- R -- 3.3.3 The Elastic Free Energy Due to Distortion of & -- #916 -- s -- 3.3.4 The Total Elastic Free Energy -- References -- 4 Intermolecular Effects: II. Constraints along Network Chains -- 4.1 The Slip-Link Model -- 4.2 The Constrained-Chain Model -- 4.3 The Diffused-Constraints Model -- 4.4 Other Treatments of Entanglements -- References -- 5 Relationships between Stress and Strain -- 5.1 General Relationships of Finite Elasticity Theory -- 5.2 Stress-Strain Relations for the Phantom and Affine Network Models under Uniaxial Stress -- 5.3 Stress-Strain Relations for the Constrained-Junction Model under Uniaxial Stress -- 5.4 Stress-Strain Relations for the Slip-Link and Constrained-Chain Models under Uniaxial Stress -- 5.4.1 The Slip-Link Model -- 5.4.2 The Constrained-Chain Model -- 5.5 Comparison of Stress-Strain Relations with Experimental Data -- References -- 6 Swelling of Networks -- 6.1 Free Energy of a Swollen Network -- 6.2 The Solvent Chemical Potential for an Isotropically Swollen Network -- 6.3 Thermodynamics of a Network Uniaxially Stretched in Solvent -- 6.4 Elastic Activity of a Swollen Network -- 6.5 More Recent Treatments of Network Swelling. , 6.6 Sorption and Extraction of Diluents -- 6.6.1 Linear Diluents -- 6.6.2 Branched Diluents -- 6.6.3 Cyclic Diluents -- 6.7 Trapping of Cyclics within Network Structures -- 6.7.1 Experimental Results -- 6.7.2 Theoretical Interpretations -- 6.7.3 Olympic Networks -- References -- 7 Critical Phenomena and Phase Transitions in Gels -- 7.1 Theory of Critical Phenomena and Phase Transitions -- 7.2 Thermoreversible Gels -- References -- 8 Calculations and Simulations -- 8.1 Spatial Configurations of an Isolated Chain -- 8.2 Statistical Averages of Configurational Variables -- 8.3 Distributions for End-to-End Separations for Specific Types of Network Chains -- 8.4 Stress-Strain Isotherms Calculated from the Non-Gaussian Distributions -- 8.5 Molecular Dynamics Calculations -- References -- 9 Thermoelasticity -- 9.1 Theory -- 9.2 Typical Stress-Temperature Data -- 9.3 Illustrative Thermoelastic Results -- 9.4 Relevant Calorimetric Studies of Elastic Deformations -- 9.5 Relevant Viscosity-Temperature Results on Dilute Polymer Solutions -- 9.6 Rotational Isomeric State Interpretation of Stress-Temperature Results -- References -- 10 Model Elastomers -- 10.1 The Dependence of the Stress on Network Structure -- 10.1.1 General Approach -- 10.1.2 Effect of Junction Functionality -- 10.2 The Issue of Entanglements -- 10.3 Interpretation of Ultimate Properties -- 10.4 Some Other Unusual Networks -- 10.4.1 Dangling-Chain Networks -- 10.4.2 Networks Containing Reptating Chains -- 10.4.3 Networks Prepared in Solution or in a State of Strain -- 10.4.4 Networks Containing Unusual Diluents -- References -- 11 Segmental Orientation -- 11.1 Molecular Deformation -- 11.2 Segmental Orientation in Network Chains: The Simple Picture -- 11.3 Higher-Order Approximation for Segmental Orientation -- 11.4 Experimental Determination of Segmental Orientation in Rubbery Networks. , 11.5 Theoretical Interpretation of Infrared Dichroism Measurements of Segmental Orientation in Rubbery Networks -- References -- 12 Networks with Semiflexible Chains and Networks Exhibiting Strain-Induced Crystallization -- 12.1 Networks with Semiflexible Chains -- 12.1.1 The Lattice Model for the Semiflexible Chain -- 12.1.2 The Partition Function and the Free Energy of Mixing of Network Chains -- 12.1.3 A Set of Nonlinear Equations for Evaluating the Orientational Distribution under Deformation -- 12.1.4 The Linearized Closed-Form Solution -- 12.1.5 The Relationship of Stress to Deformation and Orientation -- 12.1.6 Isotropic-Nematic Phase Transitions in Deformed Polymer Networks -- 12.2 Strain-Induced Crystallization -- 12.2.1 General Features -- 12.2.2 Models for Strain-Induced Crystallization in Stretched Networks -- 12.2.3 Predictions of the Molecular Theories -- 12.2.4 The Effects of Strain-Induced Crystallization on Mechanical Properties -- References -- 13 Networks Having Multimodal Chain-Length Distributions -- 13.1 Ultimate Properties and Non-Gaussian Effects -- 13.2 Bimodal Networks -- 13.2.1 Materials and Synthetic Techniques -- 13.2.2 Testing of the Weakest-Link Theory -- 13.2.3 Elongation Results -- 13.2.4 Results in Other Mechanical Deformations -- 13.2.5 Results on Nonmechanical Properties -- 13.3 Trimodal Networks -- 13.4 Networks of Very High Modality -- 13.5 Elastomers that May Have Been Inadvertently Bimodal -- 13.6 Other Materials in which Bimodality May Be Advantageous -- References -- 14 Small-Angle Neutron Scattering -- 14.1 General Features of SANS -- 14.2 Experimental Studies -- 14.3 Theory of SANS from Networks -- 14.3.1 The Scattering Law -- 14.3.2 Scattering from a Phantom Network Chain -- 14.3.3 Scattering from an Affine Network Chain -- 14.3.4 Scattering from a Chain whose Individual Segments Deform Affinely. , 14.3.5 Scattering from a Labeled Path in the Network -- 14.4 Typical Results from Experiments and Comparison with Theory -- References -- 15 Bioelastomers -- 15.1 Some General Observations -- 15.2 Chemical Aspects of Protein Bioelastomers -- 15.2.1 Overall Amino Acid Composition -- 15.2.2 Amino Acid Sequencing -- 15.2.3 Cross-Linking Chemistry -- 15.3 Network Thermoelasticity -- 15.3.1 General Relevance -- 15.3.2 Elastin -- 15.3.3 Resilin -- 15.3.4 Other Protein Elastomers -- 15.4 Stress-Strain Behavior -- 15.4.1 General Results -- 15.4.2 Elastin -- 15.4.3 Resilin -- 15.4.4 Spider-Web Silk -- 15.4.5 Other Protein Elastomers -- 15.5 Dynamic-Mechanical Properties -- 15.5.1 Viscoelastic Responses in General -- 15.5.2 Effects of Dehydration -- 15.6 Some Other Bioelastomeric Gels -- 15.6.1 General Properties -- 15.6.2 Some Specific Systems -- References -- 16 Multiphase Systems -- 16.1 Some Theoretical Approaches -- 16.2 In Situ Generation of Fillers in Elastomers -- 16.2.1 General Comments -- 16.2.2 Preparation -- 16.2.3 Electron Microscopy -- 16.2.4 Scattering Techniques -- 16.2.5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- 16.2.6 Aging -- 16.2.7 Densities -- 16.2.8 Calorimetry -- 16.2.9 Thermogravimetric Analysis -- 16.2.10 Mechanical Properties and Equilibrium Swelling -- 16.2.11 Comparisons among Various Silica-Based Fillers -- 16.2.12 Other Polymers -- 16.2.13 Other Ceramic-Type Fillers -- 16.3 Preparation of Bicontinuous Systems -- 16.4 In Situ Generation of Elastomers in Ceramics -- 16.5 In Situ Generation of Catalysts in Polymers -- 16.6 In Situ Polymerizations of Glassy Polymers -- 16.6.1 Isotropic Systems -- 16.6.2 Anisotropic Systems -- 16.7 Fillers Responding to Magnetic Fields -- 16.8 Fillers of Controlled Crystalline Structure -- References -- Appendixes -- A. Network Structural Parameters -- References -- B. Definitions in the Area of Rubber Technology. , B.1 Basic Definitions -- References -- C. Deformation and Stress -- C.1 Deformation -- C.2 Stress -- References -- D. Summary of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics -- References -- E. Fluctuations in Phantom Networks -- E.1 The Matrix & -- #915 -- and its Inverse -- E.2 Expressions for Various Fluctuations -- References -- F. Distributions of the Chain End-to-End Vector -- F.1 Examples of Distribution Functions -- F.2 Transformation of Distribution Functions under Deformation -- References -- G. Fortran Program for Monte Carlo Calculations -- G.1 Program (Calculation of Persistence Lengths and Mean-Square End-to-End Distances) -- G.2 Form of the Data Set -- G.3 Output of the Program -- H. Some Historical Aspects -- H.1 The Earliest History -- H.2 Natural Rubber in the Un-Cross-Linked State -- H.3 Cross-Linked Natural Rubber -- H.4 The Plantation Movement East -- H.5 Some Additional Scientific Developments -- H.6 The Effects of World War II -- H.7 The Postwar Period -- References -- Selected General Bibliography -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

Note: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. History -- 1.3. Nomenclature -- 2. Preparation, Analysis, and Degradation -- 2.1. Preparation of Monomers -- 2.2. Ring-Opening Polymerizations -- 2.3. Other Approaches and Copolymerizations -- 2.4. Structural Features -- 2.5. Elastomer Technology -- 2.6. Analysis and Testing -- 2.7. Degradation -- 3. Types of Polysiloxanes -- 3.1. Homopolymers -- 3.2. Reactive Chains -- 3.3. Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers -- 3.4. Liquid-Crystalline Polymers -- 3.4.1. Main-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers -- 3.4.2. Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers -- 3.5. Cyclics -- 3.5.1. Introduction -- 3.5.2. Miscellaneous Properties of Polysiloxane Cyclics -- 3.5.3. Comparisons Between Polysiloxane Cyclics and Polysiloxane Linear Chains -- 3.6. Other Novel Materials -- 3.6.1. Blends -- 3.6.2. Ceramic Phases and Coatings -- 3.6.3. Micropatterned Materials -- 3.6.4. Nanofilaments and Molecular Wires -- 3.6.5. Thermosets -- 4. Some Characterization Techniques Useful for Polysiloxanes -- 4.1. General Comments -- 4.2. Optical and Spectroscopic Techniques -- 4.3. Microscopies -- 4.4. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- 4.5. Thermoporometry -- 4.6. Scattering of Light, X-Rays, and Neutrons -- 4.7. Brillouin Scattering -- 4.8. Pulse Propagation -- 4.9. Theory and Simulations -- 5. General Properties -- 5.1. Some General Information -- 5.2. Conformations and Spatial Configurations -- 5.2.1. Symmetrically Substituted Polysiloxanes -- 5.2.2. Stereochemically Variable Polysiloxanes -- 5.2.3. Some Unusual Side Groups -- 5.2.4. Poly(dimethylsilmethylene) -- 5.3. Flexibility of the Polymer Chains -- 5.3.1. Equilibrium Flexibility -- 5.3.2. Dynamic Flexibility -- 5.3.3. Viscoelasticity -- 5.4. Permeability -- 5.5. Dielectric Constants and Dipole Moments. , 5.6. Stability, Safety Aspects, and Environmental Impacts -- 5.7. Thermodynamics -- 5.8. Crystallinity -- 5.9. Some Additional Unusual Properties of PDMS -- 6. Surfaces -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Interactions with Water -- 6.2.1. Hydrophilicity and Hydrophobicity -- 6.2.2. Superhydrophilicity and Superhydrophobicity -- 6.3. Characterization -- 6.3.1. Contact Angles -- 6.3.2. Wettability -- 6.3.3. Spreading -- 6.3.4. Surface Pressure -- 6.3.5. Atomic Force Microscopy -- 6.3.6. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- 6.3.7. Swelling -- 6.3.8. Exposure to Seawater -- 6.4. Chains Bonded to or Embedded in Surfaces -- 6.4.1. Tethering -- 6.4.2. Grafting -- 6.5. Radiation Treatments -- 6.5.1. Plasmas and Photons -- 6.5.2. UV and UV/Ozone Treatments -- 6.5.3. Ion Beams -- 6.6. Some Additional Chemical Aspects -- 6.6.1. Emulsions -- 6.6.2. Radical Polymerization -- 6.6.3. Copolymers with Polyurethanes -- 6.7. Migration -- 6.7.1. Surface Segregation -- 6.7.2. Recovery and Restructuring -- 6.7.3. Self-Healing -- 6.8. Interactions with Biomolecules -- 6.8.1. Trapped Biomolecules -- 6.8.2. Controlled Release -- 6.8.3. Protein Adsorption -- 6.8.4. Cells and Antigen Molecules -- 6.8.5. Biofouling -- 6.9. Mechanical Aspects -- 6.9.1. Friction and Lubricity -- 6.9.2. Adhesion -- 6.9.3. Tribology -- 6.10. Some Novel Materials -- 6.10.1. Dendrimers -- 6.10.2. Ceramic Phases and Coatings -- 6.10.3. Micropatterning -- 6.10.4. Nanofilaments and Molecular Wires -- 7. Elastomeric Networks -- 7.1. Network Formation and Some Elastomeric Quantities -- 7.1.1. Gelation -- 7.1.2. Cross Linking Under Unusual Conditions -- 7.1.3. Some Elastomeric Quantities -- 7.2. Unimodal Model Elastomers -- 7.2.1. General Approach -- 7.2.2. Effects of Junction Functionality -- 7.2.3. Effects of Entanglements -- 7.2.4. Interpretation of Ultimate Properties -- 7.2.5. Dangling-Chain Networks. , 7.2.6. Interpenetrating Networks -- 7.2.7. Sorption and Extraction of Diluents -- 7.2.7.1. General Approach -- 7.2.7.2. Linear Diluents -- 7.2.7.3. Branched Diluents -- 7.2.7.4. Polar Diluents -- 7.3 MULTIMODAL NETWORKS -- 7.3.1 Introduction -- 7.3.2 Bimodal Networks -- 7.3.2.1 Introduction -- 7.3.2.2 Materials and Synthetic Techniques -- 7.3.2.3 Testing of the Weakest Link -- 7.3.2.4 Elongation Results -- 7.3.2.5 Results in Other Mechanical Deformations -- 7.3.2.6 Results on Nonmechanical Properties -- 7.3.2.7 Inadvertent Bimodal Networks -- 7.3.2.8 Other Materials in Which Bimodality Might Be Advantageous -- 7.3.3 Trimodal Networks -- 7.4 TRAPPING OF CYCLIC OLIGOMERS WITHIN NETWORKSTRUCTURES -- 7.4.1 Experimental Results -- 7.4.2 Theoretical Interpretation -- 7.4.3 Olympic Networks -- 7.5 ORIENTATION -- 7.6 SOME VISCOELASTIC RESULTS -- 8. Copolymers and Interpenetrating Networks -- 8.1 RANDOM COPOLYMERS -- 8.2 BLOCK COPOLYMERS -- 8.3 INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS -- 9. Composites -- 9.1 SOL-GEL CERAMICS -- 9.2 FILLERS IN ELASTOMERS -- 9.2.1 Approximately Spherical Particles -- 9.2.2 Glassy Particles Deformable into Ellipsoidal Shapes -- 9.2.3 Ex Situ and Modif ied Silicas -- 9.2.4 Layered Fillers -- 9.2.5 Magnetic and Metallic Particles -- 9.2.6 Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes -- 9.2.7 Nanotubes -- 9.2.8 Dual Fillers -- 9.2.9 Porous Fillers -- 9.2.10 Fillers with Controlled Interfaces -- 9.2.11 Silicification and Biosilicification -- 9.2.12 Miscellaneous Fillers -- 9.2.13 Unusual Shapes -- 9.2.14 Simulations on Fillers -- 9.3 POLYMER-MODIFIED CERAMICS -- 10. Applications -- 10.1 MEDICAL -- 10.2 NONMEDICAL -- 10.3 CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK -- INDEX.

Note: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Part I Fundamentals -- 1 Introduction -- General comments -- Rubberlike elasticity and its molecular requirements -- Origin of the elastic force -- Some other analogies -- Some historical high points -- Basic postulates -- Typical apparatuses for stress-strain measurements -- A typical stress-strain isotherm in elongation -- Scope of the coverage of the subject -- 2 Some rubberlike materials -- Polymers that are normally rubberlike (unswollen at ambient temperatures) -- Polymers that can be made rubberlike by increase in temperature or by swelling -- Polymers that are inherently non-rubberlike -- Some other, unusual elastomers -- 3 The single molecule: theory and experiment -- Introduction -- Different models of the single chain, the end-to-end vector distribution and force-deformation relations -- Experiments on single polymer chains -- Simple rubberlike elasticity -- Orientation, relaxation, and hysteresis -- Conformational changes -- Unwinding double helices -- Unfolding domains -- Transcription of RNA and shortening of DNA -- Adhesion to surfaces -- Broader relevance -- 4 Preparation and structure of networks -- Preparation of networks -- Random chemical reactions -- Highly specific chemical reactions -- Physical aggregation of chain segments -- Structure of networks -- 5 Elementary statistical theory for idealized networks -- The affine network model -- The phantom network model -- Comparing the two models -- 6 Statistical theory for real networks -- Constrained junction model -- Slip-link model -- Other models -- 7 Elastic equations of state and force-deformation relations -- Introduction -- Uniaxial extension (or compression) -- Biaxial extension -- Pure shear -- 8 Swelling of networks and volume phase transitions. , Volume phase transitions -- 9 Force as a function of temperature -- Introduction -- Theory -- Some experimental details -- Some typical data -- Some typical results -- Evaluation and importance of thermoelastic results -- Rotational isomeric state interpretation -- 10 Model elastomers -- Effects of network structure on elastomeric properties -- General approach -- Effects of junction functionality -- Effects of entanglements -- Interpretation of ultimate properties -- Dangling-chain networks -- Interpenetrating networks -- Sorption and extraction of diluents -- General approach -- Linear diluents -- Branched diluents -- Polar diluents -- Trapping of cyclics within network structures -- Experimental results -- Theoretical interpretations -- Olympic networks -- Part II Additional topics -- 11 Networks prepared under unusual conditions -- Introduction -- Cross linking in solution -- Cross linking in the deformed state -- 12 Strain-induced crystallization and ultimate properties -- Some general comments on crystallization -- Upturns in the reduced stress at high elongations -- Downturns in the reduced stress at high elongations -- Ultimate properties -- Crystallization in other deformations -- Some simulations on crystallinity -- Statistical theory of strain-induced crystallization -- 13 Multimodal networks -- Introduction -- Bimodal networks -- Materials and synthetic techniques -- Testing of the weakest-link theory -- Elongation results -- Results in other mechanical deformations -- Results on non-mechanical properties -- Trimodal networks -- Experimental results -- Results from theory and simulations -- Networks of very high modality -- Elastomers that may have been inadvertently bimodal -- Other materials in which bimodality might be advantageous -- 14 Birefringence and segmental orientation -- Introduction. , Birefringence of affine and phantom networks -- Some uses of birefringence measurements -- Segmental orientation -- Experimental determination of segmental orientation -- Fluorescence polarization -- Deuterium NMR -- Polarized infrared spectroscopy -- 15 Neutron scattering from networks -- Introduction -- Theory of scattering -- 16 Liquid-crystalline elastomers -- Introduction -- Main-chain liquid-crystalline elastomers -- Poly(diethylsiloxane) -- Other acyclic polysiloxanes -- Some polysiloxanes with cyclic groups in the backbone -- Polyphosphazenes -- Some mechanical properties in elongation -- Side-chain liquid-crystalline elastomers -- Some general aspects -- Discotic, cholesteric, and smectic elastomers -- Ferroelectric and piezoelectric elastomers -- Photonic elastomers -- Theory -- 17 Bioelastomers -- Introduction -- Structural choices -- Cross linking -- Complications in thermodynamically semi-open systems -- Stress-strain behavior -- Energy storage and hysteresis -- Biosynthesis of natural rubber -- 18 Filled elastomers -- Introduction -- Sol-gel generation of ceramic-like phases -- Chemistry -- Methods for carrying out sol-gel reactions within elastomers -- Approximately spherical particles and their reinforcing properties -- Modified filler particles -- Fillers with controlled interfaces -- Silicification and biosilicification -- Other inorganic particles -- Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) -- Porous particles -- Layered fillers -- Miscellaneous fillers -- Organic particles -- Glassy particles deformable into ellipsoidal shapes -- Nanotubes -- Metal particles -- Magnetic particles -- Catalytic particles -- Simulations on fillers -- Polymer-modified ceramics -- 19 Current problems and new directions -- Appendix A Relationships between… and Mc -- Appendix B Relationships between…. , Appendix C Equations of state for miscellaneous deformations from the constrained junction theory -- Appendix D Thermodynamics of the relationship of stress to temperature -- Problems -- Answers to problems -- Some publications describing laboratory/classroom experiments or demonstrations -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What Is a Polymer? -- 1.2 How Polymers Are Depicted -- 1.3 Reasons for Interest in Inorganic Polymers -- 1.4 Types of Inorganic Polymers -- 1.5 Special Characteristics of Polymers -- 2 Characterization of Inorganic Polymers -- 2.1 Molecular Weights -- 2.2 Molecular Weight Distributions -- 2.3 Other Structural Features -- 2.4 Chain Statistics -- 2.5 Solubility Considerations -- 2.6 Crystallinity -- 2.7 Transitions -- 2.8 Spectroscopy -- 2.9 Mechanical Properties -- References -- 3 Polyphosphazenes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 History -- 3.3 Alternative Synthesis Routes to Linear Polymers -- 3.4 Surface Reactions of Polyphosphazenes -- 3.5 Hybrid Systems through Block, Comb, or Ring-Linked Copolymers -- 3.6 Hybrid Systems through Composites -- 3.7 Organometallic Polyphosphazenes -- 3.8 Small-Molecule Models -- 3.9 Molecular Structure of Linear Polyphosphazenes -- 3.10 Structure-Property Relationships -- 3.11 Applications of Polyphosphazenes -- 3.12 Optical and Photonic Polymers -- 3.13 Polymers Related to Polyphosphazenes -- 3.14 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Polysiloxanes and Related Polymers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 History -- 4.3 Nomenclature -- 4.4 Preparation and Analysis -- 4.5 General Properties -- 4.6 Reactive Homopolymers -- 4.7 Elastomeric Networks -- 4.8 Some New Characterization Techniques Useful for Polysiloxanes -- 4.9 Copolymers and Interpenetrating Networks -- 4.10 Applications -- References -- 5 Polysilanes and Related Polymers -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 History -- 5.3 Synthesis -- 5.4 Chemical Modification of Polysilanes -- 5.5 Physical Properties of Polysilanes -- 5.6 Electronic Properties of Polysilanes -- 5.7 Chromotropism of Polysilanes -- 5.8 Electrical Conductivity and Photoconductivity -- 5.9 Luminescence of Polysilanes -- 5.10 Photodegradation of Polysilanes. , 5.11 Cross-Linking -- 5.12 Structural Arrangements in Polysilanes -- 5.13 Technology of Polysilanes -- 5.14 Additional Readings -- References -- 6 Ferrocene-Based Polymers, and Additional Phosphorus- and Boron-Containing Polymers -- 6.1 Ferrocene-Based Polymers -- 6.2 Other Phosphorus-Containing Polymers -- 6.3 Boron-Containing Polymers -- References -- 7 Miscellaneous Inorganic Polymers -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Other Silicon-Containing Polymers -- 7.3 Polygermanes -- 7.4 Polymeric Sulfur and Selenium -- 7.5 Other Sulfur-Containing Polymers -- 7.6 Aluminum-Containing Polymers -- 7.7 Tin-Containing Polymers -- 7.8 Arsenic-Containing Polymers -- 7.9 Metal Coordination Polymers -- 7.10 Other Organometallic Species for Sol-Gel Processes -- References -- 8 Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Composites -- 8.1 Sol-Gel Ceramics -- 8.2 Fillers in Elastomers -- 8.3 Polymer-Modified Ceramics -- References -- 9 Preceramic Inorganic Polymers -- 9.1 Overview of Ceramic Aspects -- 9.2 The Sol-Gel Process to Oxide Ceramics -- 9.3 Carbon Fiber -- 9.4 Silicon Carbide (SiC) -- 9.5 Silicon Nitride (Si[sub(3)]N[sub(4)]) -- 9.6 Boron Nitride (BN) -- 9.7 Boron Carbide (B[sub(4)]C) -- 9.8 Aluminum Nitride (AlN) -- 9.9 Phosphorus Nitride (P[sub(3)]N[sub(5)]) -- 9.10 Poly(ferrocenylsilanes) as Ceramic Precursors -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Note: Front Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Paul John Flory: A Life of Science and Friends -- Chapter 2: History of the Flory Family -- Chapter 3: Flory at Manchester College (Now University) -- Chapter 4: Flory at Ohio State University -- Chapter 5: Flory at DuPont 1934-1938 -- Chapter 6: Flory at the University of Cincinnati 1938-1940 -- Chapter 7: Flory at Esso 1940-1943 -- Chapter 8: Flory at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company 1943-1948 -- Chapter 9: Flory at Cornell University 1948-1956 -- Chapter 10: Flory at the Victoria University of Manchester -- Chapter 11: Flory at Mellon Institute -- Chapter 12: Flory at Stanford: 1961-1985 -- Chapter 13: Flory at Stanford: After the Nobel Prize -- Chapter 14: Emily Catherine (Tabor) Flory: Ultimate Partner -- Chapter 15: Friends of Flory -- Chapter 16: Honors and Awards -- Chapter 17: Paul John Flory: Humanitarian -- Chapter 18: Paul John Flory: Scientist -- Chapter 19: Paul John Flory: Friend -- References -- Back Cover.

Note: Description based on print version record , Includes bibliographical references and index , Inorganic polymers , About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 2 Characterization of Inorganic Polymers; 3 Polyphosphazenes; 4 Polysiloxanes and Related Polymers; 5 Polysilanes and Related Polymers; 6 Ferrocene-Based Polymers, and Additional Phosphorus- and Boron-Containing Polymers; 7 Miscellaneous Inorganic Polymers; 8 Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Composites; 9 Preceramic Inorganic Polymers; Index.