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Polymer Physics
From Suspensions to Nanocomposites and Beyond
Leszek A. Utracki (Edited by), LA Utracki (Author), Alexander M. Jamieson (Edited by)
9780470193426, Wiley
Hardback, published 15 October 2010
800 pages, Photos: 10 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 150 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 100 B&W, 0 Color
24.1 x 16.5 x 4.3 cm, 1.247 kg
"Featuring contributions from renowned experts, the book coers the basics of important areas in polymer plastics while projecting into the future, making it a valuable resource for students and chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and polymer scientists as well as professionals in related industries." (Book Circle, 1 September 2011) "Providing a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advanced research in the field, Polymer Physics: From suspensions to nanocomposites and beyond explores the interrelationships among polymer structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior ." (PU Magazine, 1 June 2011) "Featuring contributions from renowned experts, the book covers the basics of important areas in polymer physics while projecting into the future, making it a valuable resource for students and chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists and polymer scientists as well as professionals in related industries.". (ET Polymers, 8 November 2010)
Providing a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advanced research in the field, Polymer Physics explores the interrelationships among polymer structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior. Featuring contributions from renowned experts, the book covers the basics of important areas in polymer physics while projecting into the future, making it a valuable resource for students and chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and polymer scientists as well as professionals in related industries.
Contributors ix Preface xiii Robert Simha: A Life with Polymers 1 Part I Rheology 15 1 Newtonian Viscosity of Dilute, Semidilute, and Concentrated Polymer Solutions 17 2 Polymer and Surfactant Drag Reduction in Turbulent Flows 89 3 Nanorheology of Polymer Nanoalloys and Nanocomposites 129 4 Volume Relaxation and the Lattice–Hole Model 161 5 Dynamics of Materials at the Nanoscale: Small-Molecule Liquids and Polymer Films 191 Part II Thermodynamics 225 6 Equations of State and Free-Volume Content 227 7 Spatial Configuration and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Main-Chain Liquid Crystals 283 8 Bulk and Surface Properties of Random Copolymers in View of the Simha–Somcynsky Equation ofState 323 9 Physical Aging 357 Part III Position Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy 391 10 Morphology of Free-Volume Holes in Amorphous Polymers by Means of Positron AnnihilationLifetime Spectroscopy 393 11 Local Free-Volume Distribution from PALS and Dynamics of Polymers 421 12 Positron Annihilation Lifetime Studies of Free Volume in Heterogeneous Polymer Systems 473 Part IV Physics of the Polymeric Nanocomposites 523 13 Structure–Property Relationships of Nanocomposites 525 14 Free Volume in Molten and Glassy Polymers and Nanocomposites 553 15 Metal Particles Confined in Polymeric Matrices 605 16 Rheology of Polymers with Nanofillers 639 Appendix A: Abbreviations and Notations 709 Appendix B: Robert Simha Publications 737 Subject Index 755
Ivan G. Otterness and Alexander M. Jamieson
Alexander M. Jamieson and Robert Simha
Jacques L. Zakin and Wu Ge
Ken Nakajima and Toshio Nishi
Richard E. Robertson and Robert Simha
Gregory B. McKenna
Pierre Moulinié and Leszek A. Utracki
Akihiro Abe and Hidemine Furuya
Hans-Werner Kammer and Jörg Kressler
John (Iain) M. G. Cowie and Valeria Arrighi
Giovanni Consolati and Fiorenza Quasso
Günter Dlubek
Alexander M. Jamieson, Brian G. Olson, and Sergei Nazarenko
Cyril Sender, Jean Fabien Capsal, Antoine Lonjon, Alain Bernès, Philippe Demont, Éric Dantras, Valérie Samouillan, Jany Dandurand, Colette Lacabanne, and Lydia Laffont
Leszek A. Utracki
Luigi Nicolais and Gianfranco Carotenuto
Leszek A. Utracki, Maryam M. Sepehr, and Pierre J. Carreau
Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]
