Phospholipids, 190
Piano-stool metal centers, 235
Plastics, 61, 66
chemistry, 81
Platinum-pyridyl-carboxylate, 241
Platonic solids, 236
Pleiadene, 212
Plexiglas/Perspex, 83
Poison gas, 124
Polanyi, Michael., 68
Polyacetylenes, 395, 399
Polyacrylamides, 398
Polyamides, 395, 401
Polycarbosilanes, 336
Polycarbosiloxanes, 336
Polyelectrolytes, 271
Polyesters, 211
Polyglucoside, 69
Polyhedra supramolecular, 236
Polyion complex (PIC) micelles, 255
Polyisocyanates (nylon 1), 266
Polyisoprene, 12, 22, 56, 71
Polyisoprene, catalytic hydrogenation, 22
Polymaleimide, 395
Polymer, Berzelius., 66
Polymer research, 81
Polymer sciences, 21, 39
Polymer–drug conjugates, 249, 251
Polymeric micelles, 249
Polymeric vesicles, 249
Polymerization, reversible, 211
Polymers, 21, 61
Polymersomes, 190, 257
Polymethacrylamides, 395, 398
Polymethacrylates, 395
Polyoxymethylene (paraformaldehyde),
69, 94, 100
Polypeptides, 295
periodic, 201
self-assembly, 302
Polyphenylacetylenes, 186
Polypropylene, isotactic, 265
Polypseudorotaxanes, 279
Polysaccharides, 395
Polystyrenes, 9, 91, 96, 102, 264, 337
Polyurethanes, 92, 133, 395, 401
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, 148
Polyvinylchloride, 65, 91
Poly(n-alkylmethacrylates), 299
Poly(amide)s, 50
Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM),
dendrimers, 333
Poly(α-amino acid), 395, 401
Poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) (PBLG), 203, 302
Poly(dendrimers), 333
Poly(divinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride)
(DIVEMA), 250
Poly(ether ketones), 336
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), 252
linear, 365
Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)b-poly(ethylene oxide), 254
Poly(ethylene sulfonate), 250
Poly(ethyleneoxide)-conjugated lipids, 190
Poly(α,L-glutamic acid), 203
Poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylamide)
(PHPMA), 251
Poly(n-hexyl isocyanate), 266
Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT), 314
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
(PNiPAAm), 306
Poly(phenylacetylenes), 336
Poly(phenylenes), 336
Poly(propylene), 296
Poly(siloxysilanes), 336
Poly(styrene-co-maleic acid/anhydride), 252
Poly(triphenylmethyl methacrylate) (PTrMA),
391, 398
Priesner, C., 26, 27, 91, 103, 106, 107, 117
Prisms, trigonal., 242
Protein synthesis, 199
Proteins, 199
dynamics/flexibility, 304
Pseudorotaxane foldamers, 273
Pyrethroids, 24
Pyrethrum, 45
Pyrolysis, 11
R
Random hyperbranched polymers, 336
Recombinant DNA, 199
Reichstein, Tadaeus., 24
Responsibility in science, 1
Reversible polymerization, 211
Rhombicuboctahedron, 236
Rod-like polymers, 203
Ro ¨hm, Otto., 83
Rotaxanes, 271
foldamers, 278
Roth, Klaus., 13
Rubber, 3, 11, 24, 107, 200
hydrogenation, 102
synthetic (Kautschuk), 57
Ruska, Ernst., 26
Ruska, Helmut., 26
Ruzicka, Leopold., 24, 59, 125
Index
419
Piano-stool metal centers, 235
Plastics, 61, 66
chemistry, 81
Platinum-pyridyl-carboxylate, 241
Platonic solids, 236
Pleiadene, 212
Plexiglas/Perspex, 83
Poison gas, 124
Polanyi, Michael., 68
Polyacetylenes, 395, 399
Polyacrylamides, 398
Polyamides, 395, 401
Polycarbosilanes, 336
Polycarbosiloxanes, 336
Polyelectrolytes, 271
Polyesters, 211
Polyglucoside, 69
Polyhedra supramolecular, 236
Polyion complex (PIC) micelles, 255
Polyisocyanates (nylon 1), 266
Polyisoprene, 12, 22, 56, 71
Polyisoprene, catalytic hydrogenation, 22
Polymaleimide, 395
Polymer, Berzelius., 66
Polymer research, 81
Polymer sciences, 21, 39
Polymer–drug conjugates, 249, 251
Polymeric micelles, 249
Polymeric vesicles, 249
Polymerization, reversible, 211
Polymers, 21, 61
Polymersomes, 190, 257
Polymethacrylamides, 395, 398
Polymethacrylates, 395
Polyoxymethylene (paraformaldehyde),
69, 94, 100
Polypeptides, 295
periodic, 201
self-assembly, 302
Polyphenylacetylenes, 186
Polypropylene, isotactic, 265
Polypseudorotaxanes, 279
Polysaccharides, 395
Polystyrenes, 9, 91, 96, 102, 264, 337
Polyurethanes, 92, 133, 395, 401
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, 148
Polyvinylchloride, 65, 91
Poly(n-alkylmethacrylates), 299
Poly(amide)s, 50
Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM),
dendrimers, 333
Poly(α-amino acid), 395, 401
Poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) (PBLG), 203, 302
Poly(dendrimers), 333
Poly(divinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride)
(DIVEMA), 250
Poly(ether ketones), 336
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), 252
linear, 365
Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)b-poly(ethylene oxide), 254
Poly(ethylene sulfonate), 250
Poly(ethyleneoxide)-conjugated lipids, 190
Poly(α,L-glutamic acid), 203
Poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylamide)
(PHPMA), 251
Poly(n-hexyl isocyanate), 266
Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT), 314
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
(PNiPAAm), 306
Poly(phenylacetylenes), 336
Poly(phenylenes), 336
Poly(propylene), 296
Poly(siloxysilanes), 336
Poly(styrene-co-maleic acid/anhydride), 252
Poly(triphenylmethyl methacrylate) (PTrMA),
391, 398
Priesner, C., 26, 27, 91, 103, 106, 107, 117
Prisms, trigonal., 242
Protein synthesis, 199
Proteins, 199
dynamics/flexibility, 304
Pseudorotaxane foldamers, 273
Pyrethroids, 24
Pyrethrum, 45
Pyrolysis, 11
R
Random hyperbranched polymers, 336
Recombinant DNA, 199
Reichstein, Tadaeus., 24
Responsibility in science, 1
Reversible polymerization, 211
Rhombicuboctahedron, 236
Rod-like polymers, 203
Ro ¨hm, Otto., 83
Rotaxanes, 271
foldamers, 278
Roth, Klaus., 13
Rubber, 3, 11, 24, 107, 200
hydrogenation, 102
synthetic (Kautschuk), 57
Ruska, Ernst., 26
Ruska, Helmut., 26
Ruzicka, Leopold., 24, 59, 125
Index
419