Giant Molecules: Here, There, and Everywhere

Lively, informative, and easy-to-read, Giant Molecules will interest anyone who is curious about today's science. An educated reader will be able to read the book from cover to cover and get a coherent idea of one of the "hottest" subjects of modern science: the world of giant molecules, or polymers. At the same time, a scientist, whether a physicist, a chemist, a materials engineer, or a molecular biologist, will be interested in the complex topics presented here in simple language.

This fascinating book illuminates the nature of giant molecules; it explains what giant molecules are, how they are formed, where they are applied, and why they are important in everyday life and science. Among other important applications, giant molecules are widely used in the chemical, electronic, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in clinical medicine. They are the basis for many "biological machines," form those that recognize viruses and bacteria in our bodies to those that fire our muscles and enable our eye to see and ears to hear; in short, much of what makes us living things!

"...addresses the nature & role of giant molecules (the source for polymer chains): how they are formed, where they are applied, and why they are important in everyday life & in science...includes CD-ROM with polymer simulations."