Tanford C. Physical chemistry of macromolecules

New York: Wiley, 1961. - 724 p.A brief history
Varieties of macromoleculesMolecular structure
The principles of x-ray diffraction
Diffraction of x-rays by macromolecular solids
Spectroscopy
Other methods for structure determinationStatistics of linear polymers
Molecular weight averages and distributions
Average dimensions
Distribution functions for polymer configurationThermodynamics
Fundamental principles of the thermodynamics of solutions
Statistical treatment of the chemical potential in nonelectrolyte solutions (especially flexible polymers)
Osmotic pressure
Macro-ions
Phase equilibria
Sedimentation equilibriumLight scattering
Light scattering by particles small compared to the wavelength of light
Light scattering by larger particlesTransport processes. Viscosity
Flow processes in viscous fluids
Macromolecules as hydrodynamic "particles,"
Diffusion
Sedimentation in the ultracentrifuge
Viscosity
Transport in an electric field
Rotary motionElectrostatic free energy and polyelectrolytes
Calculation of the electrostatic potential and free energy
Flexible linear polyelectrolytes
Polypeptides, polysoaps, proteins, nucleic acidsMultiple equilibria
General theory of multiple equilibria
Hydrogen ion titration curves
Competitive and other complex equilibriaKinetics of macromolecular reactions
Kinetics of polymerization
Polymer degradation
Kinetics of protein denaturation
Kinetics of enzyme action
Special techniquesAppendices
Mathematical formulae
Vector notation
Optical methods for determining concentration gradients