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Although in nature the vast majority of polymers are condensation polymers, much publicity has been focused on functionalized vinyl polymers. Functional Condensation Polymers fulfills the need to explore these polymers which form an increasingly important and diverse foundation in the search for new materials in the twentyfirst century. Some of the advantages condensation polymers hold over vinyl polymers include offering different kinds of binding sites, their ability to be made biodegradable, and their different reactivities with various reagents under diverse reaction conditions. They also offer better tailoring of end-products, different tendencies (such as fiber formation), and different physical and chemical properties. Some of the main areas emphasized include dendrimers, control release of drugs, nanostructure materials, controlled biomedical recognition, and controllable electrolyte and electrical properties.

Polycondensation. --- Condensation products (Chemistry) --- Polymers. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Polymer Sciences. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Polymers  . --- Materials science. --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Macromolecules

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Superconductivity --- Superconductors --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Electricity & Magnetism --- Atomic Physics --- Supraconductivité --- Supraconducteurs --- Congresses. --- Congrès --- Condensed matter. --- Magnetism. --- Magnetic materials. --- Materials science. --- Condensed Matter Physics. --- Magnetism, Magnetic Materials. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Materials --- Mathematical physics --- Electricity --- Magnetics --- Condensed materials --- Condensed media --- Condensed phase --- Materials, Condensed --- Media, Condensed --- Phase, Condensed --- Liquids --- Matter --- Solids

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The 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mech- ics, ICTAM 2000, took place August 27 – September 2, 2000, in the c- ference facilities of the Chicago Marriott Downtown on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Congress was invited by the US National Academy of Sciences on the recommendation of its National Comm- tee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. A consortium of university departments and programs acted as the local hosts. The undersigned served, respectively, as President and Secretary-General of the Congress. In this Proceedings volume we have attempted to capture the exci- ment of that memorable week. We have laid out the book so that it, roughly, tracks the events during the week of the Congress in much the order in which they occurred. We have given addresses and reports in context, although sometimes with embellishments to provide more data than could reasonably be presented orally. We have tried to reproduce essentials of the Opening and Closing ceremonies for the benefit of those who could not attend one or the other. We have tried to assemble an attractive volume that will have lasting value by adding an extensive name index and a briefer keyword index, and by exercising considerable care in the consistency of the layout of the full manuscripts. The international congresses of mechanics are major events of the field—we compare them to the Olympic Games in sports.

Mechanics, Analytic --- Mechanics, Applied --- Engineering. --- Mathematical models. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanical engineering. --- Civil engineering. --- Materials science. --- Mechanical Engineering. --- Civil Engineering. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Classical Mechanics. --- Models, Mathematical --- Simulation methods --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Engineering --- Public works --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Machinery --- Steam engineering --- Mechanics, Analytic - Congresses. --- Mechanics, Applied - Congresses.

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This series of books, which is published at the rate of about one per year, addresses fundamental problems in materials science. The contents cover a broad range of topics from small clusters of atoms to engineering materials and involve chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering, with length scales ranging from Ångstroms up to millimeters. The emphasis is on basic science rather than on applications. Each book focuses on a single area of current interest and brings together leading experts to give an up-to-date discussion of their work and the work of others. Each article contains enough references that the interested reader can access the relevant literature. Thanks are given to the Center for Fundamental Materials Research at Michigan State University for supporting this series. M. F. Thorpe, Series Editor E-mail: thorpe@pa. msu. edu East Lansing, Michigan V PREFACE It is hard to believe that not quite ten years ago, namely in 1991, nanotubes of carbon were discovered by Sumio Iijima in deposits on the electrodes of the same carbon arc apparatus that was used to produce fullerenes such as the “buckyball”. Nanotubes of carbon or other materials, consisting ofhollow cylinders that are only a few nanometers in diameter, yet up to millimeters long, are amazing structures that self-assemble under extreme conditions. Their quasi-one-dimensional character and virtual absence of atomic defects give rise to a plethora of unusual phenomena.

Nanostructured materials --- Tubes --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Computer engineering. --- Chemistry. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Condensed Matter Physics. --- Electrical Engineering. --- Chemistry/Food Science, general. --- Materials science. --- Condensed matter. --- Electrical engineering. --- Physical sciences --- Electric engineering --- Engineering --- Condensed materials --- Condensed media --- Condensed phase --- Materials, Condensed --- Media, Condensed --- Phase, Condensed --- Liquids --- Matter --- Solids --- Material science

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A new rapidly progressing field on the crossroads among chemistry, biochemistry, physics and technology - supramolecular chemistry - has just emerged. You have to be involved, to know what's going on in this domain and to take part in the development. This book will show you in a condensed form exciting phenomena unthinkable within the realm of classical organic chemistry (for example, alkali metal anions or cyclobutadiene stable for month at room temperature) that not only provide the basis for revolutionizing numerous branches of industry but also improve our understanding of the functioning of living organisms and of the origin of life. Designing supramolecular systems with desired properties will among others make chemical industry cleaner and more safe, electronics smaller by developing devices composed of single molecule or molecular aggregate. It will also entirely change the way we use energy resources. In addition, it will also transform the pharmaceutical industry and medicine by developing new ways of drugs administration and new composite biocompatible materials which will serve as implants of new generation changing dentistry, surgery, and other branches of medicine. You cannot afford to stand apart. With its brief but comprehensive and vivid presentation including the latest development, Introduction to Supramolecular Chemistry is the best method to get into this domain. This book provides an excellent summary of information scattered across the literature. The brief but comprehensive coverage of the whole field including practically all important group of compounds forming aggregates (in particular crown ethers, cavitands, fullerenes, cyclodextrins and their complexes) provisioning full references for the discussed subjects make this book of value not only for Ph.D. students and non-specialists in this domain but also for those working in the field. The book has been found to be a particularly useful resource for students and more generally for those wanting to get the up-to-date concise account of this exciting field.

Supramolecular chemistry. --- Supramolecular electrochemistry. --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Analytical biochemistry. --- Chemistry. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Analytical Chemistry. --- Chemistry/Food Science, general. --- Physical chemistry. --- Materials science. --- Analytical chemistry. --- Physical sciences --- Analysis, Chemical --- Analytic chemistry --- Chemical analysis --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Chemistry --- Material science --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry