Electrospinning is a highly versatile method to process solutions or melts, mainly of
polymers, into continuous fibers with diameters ranging from a few micrometers to a few …

Brush-like macromolecules are unique polymer molecules whose conformation and
physical properties are controlled by steric repulsion of densely grafted side chains …

Discussing theory and transport, synthesis, processing, properties, and applications, this
second edition of a standard resource covers advances in the field of electrically conducting …

It has been about 40 years since the field of organic conducting polymers was ignited by the
demonstration of metallic conductivity in polyacetylene. A retrospective view of this research …

The performance of semiconducting polymers has been steadily increasing in the last 20
years. Improved control over the microstructure of these materials and a deeper …

The Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and development
on the synthesis, properties, and applications of polymeric materials. This groundbreaking …

Liquid crystals are partially ordered systems without a rigid, long-range structure. The study
of these materials covers a wide area: chemical structure, physical properties and technical …

Organic electroluminescent devices that emit polarized light will be useful as backlights in
conventional liquid‐crystal displays. The necessary high polarization ratios require, in turn …

Many significant fundamental concepts and practical applications have developed since the
publication of the best-selling second edition of the Handbook of Conducting Polymers. Now …

The study of amphiphilic polymer based functional organic− inorganic hybrid materials is an
emerging research area offering enormous scientific and technological promise. Here, we …