Johannes Karl Fink 
Functional Synthetic Polymers 

The text focuses on the basic issues and also the literature of the past decade. The book provides a broad overview of functional synthetic polymers.

Special issues in the text are: Surface functionalization supramolecular polymers, shape memory polymers, foldable polymers, functionalized biopolymers, supercapacitors, photovoltaic issues, lithography, cleaning methods, such as recovery of gold ions olefin/paraffin, separation by polymeric membranes, ultrafiltration membranes, and other related topics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi

1 Basic Issues of Functionalized Polymers 1

2 Methods and Principles of Functionalization 11

3 Technical Applications 95

4 Medical Applications 221

5 Pharmaceutical Applications 247

Index 275

Über den Autor

Johannes Karl Fink is Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than 30 years in the fields of polymers, and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics and the degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published several books on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2009), The Chemistry of Biobased Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2014), Metallized and Magnetic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2016) and Polymer Waste Management (Wiley-Scrivener 2018).