Table of Contents

Section I. Introduction.- An Introduction to the Synthesis of Block- and Graft Copolymers.- Practical Properties of Multi-Phase Polymer Systems.- On the Generation of Novel Polymer Blend, Graft, and IPN Structures through the Application of Group Theory Concepts.- Effects of Monomer Unit Arrangement on the Properties of Copolymers.- Block Copolymer Theory. II. Statistical Thermodynamics of the Microphases.- Cationic Grafting: The Synthesis and Characterization of Butyl Rubber-g-Polystyrene and PVC-g-Polyisobutylene.- Synthesis, Morphology, and Properties of AB Crosslinked Copolymers.- Section II. Introduction.- Polysulfone-Nylon 6 Block Copolymers and Alloys.- Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Urea-Urethane Block Polymers.- Orientation Studies of Polyurethane Block Polymers.- Butadiene-Styrene AB Type Block Copolymers.- New Developments in Block Copolymer Applications.- Polystyrene-Poly (?-Methyl Styrene) AB Block Copolymers and Alloys.- Section III. Introduction.- The Synthesis, Characterization and Physical Properties of EPM-g-Polystyrene Thermoplastic Elastomers.- The Causes of Pitting and Haze on Molded ABS Plastic Surfaces.- Poly(Butadiene-Co-Styrene)/Polystyrene IPN's, Semi-IPN's and Graft Copolymers: Staining Behavior and Morphology.- Topologically Interpenetrating Polymer Networks.- Time-Temperature Superposition in Two-Phase Polyblends.- Contributors.