Cyclic polymers 2ed 2002 semlyen

... linear polymers is emphasised in chapters on cyclic polycarbonates and cyclic polyesters and on cyclic oligomers used to prepare high performance polymers Cyclic inorganic oligomers and polymers. .. and properties of synthetic cyclic polymers are covered in a series of chapters on cyclic polysiloxanes, large cyclic ethers and ether-esters and other organic cyclic polymers The importance of... INTRODUCTION : CYCLIC POLYMERS - THE FIRST 40 YEARS J Anthony Semlyen, University of York, UK 1.1 Preparation and characterisation of cyclic oligomers and polymers 1.1.1 Early investigations of large cyclics