n-Nylons: Their Synthesis, Structure, and Properties

Partial table of contents: INTRODUCTION AND GENERALITIES. Nomenclature and Fundamental Structural Features. A Little Thermodynamics. SPECIFICS OF THE n--NYLONS. N--Substituted 1--Nylons. 2--Nylons: Natural and Manufactured Structural Proteins. 3--Nylons. The Higher Nylons: 13--Nylon to 22--Nylon. MISCELLANEA. N--Substituted and C--Substituted n--Nylons. Miscibility of n--Nylons and Substituted n--Nylons. Spectroscopic Identification of n--Nylons. THE BACKBONE OF THE n--NYLON FAMILY: FROM STIFF AND EXTENDED TO FLEXIBLE AND FOLDABLE. A Little Physics. Some Effects of Main--Chain Flexibility. Glossary. Units and Some Conversion Factors. Index.