Polymer Science Dictionary (3rd edition)

Polymer science is, as the preface takes pains to indicate, a dynamic and rapidly expanding field of industry and research. This has necessitated this expansive update to the Polymer Science Dictionary, coordinated once more by Mark Alger who edited the two preceding books. The field’s diversification too is reflected in the expansion of coverage incorporated into the work. The book itself opens with a brief preface to this new edition but, helpfully for those seeking a historical context, also presents the two prior editions’ prefaces. Following a brief note on the dictionary’s organization and chemical structural representation, a nine-page...