Table of Contents

Preface

Formation processes, structure and properties of polymer networks
K. Dusek

Comparative analysis of the processes of polymer network formation via polycondensation and polymerization
B.A. Rozenberg and V.I. Irzhak

Network formation via end-linking processes
P. Rempp, R. Muller and Y. Gnanou

Comprehensive approach to the theory of polymer networks. I. Molecular theory of gelation
S.I. Kuchanov and S.V. Panyukov

The role of entanglements for the mechanical behavior of polymer networks
O. Kramer

Structure and swelling properties of polymer networks synthesized in solution
F. Horkay, E. Geissler, A.-M. Hecht and M. Zrinyi

Thermoelasticity and strain-induced volume-effects in permanent networks
H.G. Kilian

Neutron scattering investigation of the deformation at molecular scales in polymer networks
J. Bastide, F. Boué, E. Mendes, F. Zielinski, M. Buzier, G. Beinert, R. Oeser and C. Lartigue

Orientation-stress relation of polymer fluids, networks and liquid crystals subjected to uniaxial deformation
A. Ziabicki

Dynamic shear compliance of IR-networks in dependence on crosslink density and filler content
W. Pechold

Anomalous properties of hypercrosslinked polystyrene networks
V.A. Davankov and M.P. Tsyurupa

Physical networks of biopolymers
S.B. Ross-Murphy

About the Author

Kuchanov, Dusek