Brigitte Voit Boeken

Focusing on the synthesis, modification, and characterization of macromolecules, this book provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental methods and processes. Detailed experiments complement theoretical chapters, allowing readers to grasp the connection between the chemical structure and morphology of polymers and their properties. It also explores various application areas, ensuring that readers have all the necessary information to understand the experiments without needing an additional textbook.

The abstracts of conference papers cover polymer science from fundamentals to applications: synthesis of polymers and macromolecular architectures, characterization, processing, as well as theory of polymers and nanocomposites. The focus is on functional polymeric materials and nanocomposites involving supramolecular chemistry and interface design as well as aspects of sustainability.

'Synthesis of Defined Polymer Architectures' was the topic of the 8th Dresden Polymer Discussion held in Meissen, near Dresden, in April 2001. At the conference new and interesting results concerning synthetic strategies (ionic, cationic, radical, metallocene, catalyzed), specific polymer architectures (block, graft, stars, dendritic) and supramolecular structures were presented by many of the world's leading researchers in this field. A selection of oral papers from the discussion has been collected for this volume of Macromolecular Symposia.