Download or read book Advances in Polymer Chemistry and Methods Reported in Recent US Patents written by Thomas F. DeRosa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to convey to academic and industrial researchers and students advances in synthetic and characterization methods in 9 selected areas of polymer chemistry reported in 2007-2008 US Patents. It reviews the impact of newer bulk anionic, cationic, and free radical polymerization methods within selected industrial applications. Bulk and surface crosslinking agents using selected bi- and tri-functional reagents, photochemical methods, or free radical agents are also reviewed. Finally, there is a separate section on cationic and cationic ring opening polymerization reactions describing di- and tri-heterocyclic monomers and their use in medical devices.