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<p>Ladder Polymers<br></p><p>An essential reference covering the latest research on ladder polymers<br></p><p>Ladder polymers are a unique macromolecular architecture, consisting of a continuous strand of fused rings in their backbones. Such distinctive structures lead to a range of interesting thermal, optical, and electronic properties and self-assembly behaviors, which have been explored for various applications.<br></p><p>The book Ladder Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, Applications, and Perspectives presents a collection of diverse topics in ladder polymers consisting of historical overview, state-of-the-art research and development, and potential future directions, written by leading researchers in the related fields.<br></p><p>The topics include:<br></p><ul> <li>Conjugated ladder polymers and graphene nanoribbons </li> <li>Nonconjugated microporous ladder polymers or polymers of intrinsic microporosity </li> <li>Covalent double-stranded polymers </li> <li>Supramolecular double-helical polymers and oligomers </li> <li>Two dimensional polymers </li></ul><p>This book is a one-stop resource on all the critical research developments in the subject of ladder polymers for broad readership including organic, polymer, and physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, and chemical engineers.<br></p>