Polymer Yearbook 18 comprises a collection of 16 articles that highlight areas of current interest in polymer science. This volume of the annual series (the first published by Rapra) is dedicated to the memory of Professor Karl S. Minsker, and has as a connecting theme the application of fractal analysis to various problems in polymer science, including the curing processes of epoxy resins and a discussion of levels of fractality in polymers. Other topics include synthesis of new materials, the kinetics of polymerization, the characterization of polymer systems, ultrasound influences in extrusion processes, and more.

Target Audience: Scientists, researchers, and upper-level students working in polymer science that want a state-of-the-art view of current topics in the field.

Table of Contents:

Advances in the Synthesis of the Poly(perylenecarboximides) and Poly(naphthalenecarboximides)

Macromolecular Properties and Topological Structure of Lignin

Diene Polymerisation Mechanism with Lanthanide Catalytic Systems

Kinetic Model of the Bulk Photopolymerisation of Glycidyl Methacrylate for High Degrees of Conversion

Influence of Ultrasound on the Channels of the Forming Head in Extrusion Processes

Organosilicon Copolymers with Cyclosiloxane Fragments in the Side Chain

Specific Features of the Thermo-oxidation of Thermoresistant Heterochain Polymers

Fluorine-Containing Polymers for Materials with the Complete Internal Light-Reflection

Description of PMMA Molecular Orientation Due to Clustering: Theoretical Model

The Fractal Analysis of Curing Processes of Epoxy Resins

Fractal Analysis of Macromolecules

Structural Aspects of Adhesion in Particulate-Filled Polymer Composites

Change of Microgel Structure on Curing Epoxy Polymers in Fractal Space

Levels of Fractality in Polymers

The Fractality of the Fluctuation Free Volume of Glassy Polymers

Rapid Method of Estimating the Fractal Dimension of Macromolecular Coils of Biopolymers in Solution

Index