An in-depth review of important preparative methods for the synthesis and chemical modification of polymers, this authoritative second edition examines the advantages and limitations of various polymerization applications and procedures. It features new approaches and innovative strategies from the most prominent industry and academic laboratories, reflecting the burgeoning role of polymers in modern science and technology. The book analyzes biodegradable polymers for biomedical applications; investigates the use of polyolefins, polymeric dienes, aromatic polyethers, polymides, and...
An in-depth review of important preparative methods for the synthesis and chemical modification of polymers, this authoritative second edition examine...
In 1906, Hermann Leuchs, a student of Emil Fischer, discovered the class of N-Carboxy-aminoacid-anhydrides, also known as Leuch's anhydrides, or abbreviated NCAs. These compounds are, even 80 years after their discovery, valuable intermediates in organic synthesis due to their reactivity: NCAs polymerize with the elimination of carbondioxide to yield polypeptides, model compounds for proteins. They can be used as starting material for a variety of pharmaceutically interesting products and for synthetic polymers (fibres and films). Ralph Hirschmann demonstrated the step by step synthesis of...
In 1906, Hermann Leuchs, a student of Emil Fischer, discovered the class of N-Carboxy-aminoacid-anhydrides, also known as Leuch's anhydrides, or abbre...
Wer neue Ideen hat, stosst oftmals erst auf Ablehnung. Das ist in den Naturwissenschaften und in der Medizin nicht anders als im alltaglichen Leben. Wie der Autor eindrucksvoll darstellt, haben viele wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und heute allgemein anerkannte Theorien mitunter Jahrzehnte oder gar Jahrhunderte benotigt, ehe sie von den Koryphaen der damaligen Zeit endlich akzeptiert wurden. Manche Entdecker wurden gar erst posthum gefeiert, und so manch grosser Name erscheint in wenig strahlendem Licht, wenn man seine Irrtumer genauer unter die Lupe nimmt. Und das versteht der Autor...
Wer neue Ideen hat, stosst oftmals erst auf Ablehnung. Das ist in den Naturwissenschaften und in der Medizin nicht anders als im alltaglichen Leben. W...
This book advocates the importance and value of errors for the progress of scientific research Hans Kricheldorf explains that most of the great scientific achievements are based on an iterative process (an 'innate self-healing mechanism'): errors are committed, being checked over and over again, through which finally new findings and knowledge can arise. New ideas are often first confronted with refusal. This is so not only in real life, but also in scientific and medical research. The author outlines in this book how great ideas had to ripen over time before winning recognition and being...
This book advocates the importance and value of errors for the progress of scientific research Hans Kricheldorf explains that most of the great sc...
This book reports on the origin and history of polycondensation chemistry beginning in the first half of the 19th century. It also discusses the classical theory of step-growth polymerizations in the light of the latest experimental and theoretical results.
This book reports on the origin and history of polycondensation chemistry beginning in the first half of the 19th century. It also discusses the class...
