History of polymer science

Ebook "Polymer physics" introduces the reader to the fascinating field of polymer physics. It is intended to be utilized as a textbook for teaching upper level undergraduates and first year graduate students about polymers. Any student with a working knowledge of calculus, chemistry, and physics should be able to read this book. The essential tools of the polymer physical chemist or engineer are derived in this book without skipping any steps.

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Chapter 15 - Tracing evolutionary history. This chapter presents the following content: Conditions on early earth made the origin of life possible; talking about science: Stanley Miller’s experiments showed that the abiotic synthesis of organic molecules is possible; the formation of polymers, membranes, and self-replicating molecules represent stages in the origin of the first cells;…

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Synthetic polymers are essential for modern human life, since they are used in industrial and agricultural fields. However, most synthetic polymers that have been developed by using petroleum and coal as raw materials are not compatible with the environment, since they cannot be included in the natural recycling system. There are serious contradictions between the convenience that people require today and compatibility with the natural environment. It is easy to say that we should use only natural materials in order to solve the problems coming from man-made materials.

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