By Maurice Morton (auth.), S. L. Aggarwal (eds.)

Block polymers symbolize one other milestone within the coaching of polymers of managed constitution. Catalysts and polymerization equipment that allowed the guidance of polymers during which the stereo- and geometric isomerism of the monomer devices may be con­ trolled have certainly been one of the significant advancements in polymer technology over the past decade. The synthesis of block polymers, within which the series size of the comonomer devices might be con­ trolled, portends both very important advancements within the technology and know-how of polymers. The papers gathered during this quantity conceal basically the professional­ ceedings of the newest symposium on block polymers, subsidized by means of the department of Polymer Chemistry of the yank Chemical Society. It used to be held in manhattan urban in the course of the Society's 158th nationwide assembly in September, 1969. extra contributions from chosen authors have been invited specifically for this e-book to accomplish the main updated account of the advances which were made because the improvement of the thermoplastic elastomers that first introduced into concentration this crucial quarter of analysis. the 1st papers during this quantity draw realization to a few of the difficulties that are meant to be thought of within the instruction of block polymers of accurately outlined constitution from styrene and butadiene or isoprene by way of anionic polymerization. Characterization of block polymers offers many difficulties and there's a paucity of systematic paintings during this sector. recognition has been given to the di­ lute answer homes of block polymers,however, in a single of the papers during this volume.