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Summarizing our current knowledge of the topic, this book describes the roles and effects of hydrogen bonding in polymer materials by reviewing the latest developments over recent years.
To this end, it discusses all relevant aspects from the fundamentals, via characterization, to properties and applications in various polymeric materials, including polymer blends, block copolymers, mesoporous materials, biomacromolecules and nanocomposites.
Invaluable reading for scientists in polymers and materials as well as those working in macromolecular chemistry.

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1. Introduction
1.1. Hydrogen Bonding
1.2. Characterizations of Hydrogen Bonding
2. Hydrogen Bonding in Polymer Blend
2.1. Thermodynamic Properties in Polymer Blend
2.2. Association Model Approach
2.3. Measuring Hydrogen Bonds Using Infrared Spectroscopy
2.3.1 Self-Association Equilibrium Constant
2.3.2 Inter-Association Equilibrium Constant
2.4. Factors Influencing Hydrogen Bonds
2.4.1 Intramolecular Screening Effect
2.4.2 Functional Group Accessibility
2.4.3 The Acidity of H-Bond Donor Groups
2.4.4 The Basicity of H-Bond Acceptor Groups
2.4.5 Steric Hinderance
2.4.6 Bulk of the Side Groups
2.4.7 Temperature Effect
2.4.8 Solvent Effect
2.5. Enhancing Miscibility through Hydrogen Bonding
2.5.1 Miscibility Characterization
2.5.2 Incorporation of Hydrogen Bonding Monomers on Main Chain
2.5.3 Effect of Inert Diluent Segments
2.5.4 Ternary Polymer Blends
3. Physical Properties of Hydrogen Bond Polymer
3.1. Thermal Property
3.1.1 Glass Transition Temperatures
3.1.1 Positive Deviation of Glass Transition Temperature
3.1.2 Negative Deviation of Glass Transition Temperature
3.1.2 Melting Temperatures
3.1.3 Crystallization Behavior
3.2. Rheology Property
3.3. Dynamic Property
4. Surface Properties of Hydrogen Bond Polymer
4.1 Low Surface Energy Polymer
4.2 Superhydrophobic Surface
5. Sequence Distribution Effect in Hydrogen Bond Copolymer
5.1. Block Copolymer vs Random Copolymer
5.2. Block Copolymer vs Polymer Blend
5.3. Separated Coil vs Chain Aggregation
6. Hydrogen Bonding Mediated Self-Assembly Structures of Block Copolymer
6.1. Self-Assembly Structure in Bulk State
6.1.1. Block Copolymer/Low Molecular Weight Compound Mixture
6.1.2. Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Mixture
6.1.3. Block Copolymer/Block Copolymer Mixture
6.2. Self-Assembly Structure in Solution
6.2.1. Block Copolymer/Low Molecular Weight Compound Mixture
6.2.2. Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Mixture
6.2.3. Block Copolymer/Block Copolymer Mixture
6.2.4. Non-Covalent Bond Micelle (Block-free Copolymer)
7. Mesoporous Materials through Hydrogen Bonding
7.1 Mesoporous Phenolic/Carbon Materials
7.2 Mesoporous Silica Materials
8. Bioinspired Hydrogen Bonding in Biomacromolecules
8.1. Polypeptide
8.1.1. Secondary Structure Characterization
8.1.2. Self-Assembly Structure through Polymer Blend
8.1.3. Self-assembly Structure through Block Copolymer
8.2 DNA-like Polymers
8.2.1. Supramolecular Polymer Blend
8.2.2. Supramolecular Self-Assembly Structure
8.3. Self-Healing Polymers
9. Hydrogen Bond in POSS Nanocomposites
9.1 General Approach of Synthesizing POSS
9.2.1 Monofunctional POSS Synthesis
9.2.2 Bifunctional POSS Synthesis
9.2.3 Multifunctional POSS Synthesis
9.2 Miscibility Behavior of Polymer/POSS Nanocomposites
9.3 POSS Nanocomposites by Hydrogen Bond
9.4.1 Thermal Property
9.4.2 Low Surface Energy Property
9.4.3 Low Dielectric Constant
9.4.4 Photoresist
9.4.5 Self-Assembly Structures
9.4.6 Nanoparticles

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Shiao-Wei Kuo is Professor in the Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science at National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan. He received his PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan. After some years of postdoctoral research work there and in the University of Akron, USA, he joined National Sun Yat-Sen University as a faculty member. His research interests include polymers, supramolecules, self-assembly nanostructures, mesoporous materials, POSS nanocomposites, low surface free energy materials, and polypeptides. He has published over 300 research papers and several book chapters.

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