Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces
Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces
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USDThis text deals with the behavior of polymers at surfaces and interfaces. Topics covered include the nature and properties of the surface of a polymer melt, the structure of interfaces among different polymers and between polymers and nonpolymers, the molecular basis of adhesion and the properties of polymers at liquid surfaces. Emphasis is placed on the underlying physical principles. It introduces statistical mechanics models of polymer behavior near interfaces, emphasizing theory that is applicable to experimental situations. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and research workers in physics, chemistry and materials science with an interest in polymers will find this book of interest.
- Wide range of topics
- Clear connection between theory and experiment with a description of the principles of the major experimental techniques used
- Unified and clear theoretical approach
Reviews & endorsements
"This book is an excellent introduction into the very complex subject of the interaction of polymers at surfaces and interfaces from a fundamental point of view. It is coherent and comprehensive." Polymer News
"Jones and Richards offer an outstanding and wonderfully affordable contribution to the literature on polymer surfaces and interfaces....The writing is outstanding throughout, with even the most difficult topics and mathematical equations clearly explained." Choice
"...I find that this book fills a long-standing void in the area of polymers at interfaces. I recommend this book for graduate students and researchers who would like to learn the fundamentals of macromolecular concepts in the exciting area of polymers at interfaces." Physics Today
Product details
May 1999Paperback
9780521479653
388 pages
246 × 176 × 20 mm
0.81kg
208 b/w illus. 5 tables
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction and overview
- 2. The surface of a simple polymer melt
- 3. Experimental techniques
- 4. Polymer/polymer interfaces
- 5. Adsorption and surface aggregation from polymer solutions and mixtures
- 6. Tethered polymer chains in solutions and melts
- 7. Adhesion and the mechanical properties of polymer interfaces at the molecular level
- 8. Polymers spread at air/liquid interfaces
- Index.
