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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
Ivan G. Otterness and Alexander M. Jamieson

Part I Rheology 15

1 Newtonian Viscosity of Dilute, Semidilute, and Concentrated Polymer Solutions 17
Alexander M. Jamieson and Robert Simha

2 Polymer and Surfactant Drag Reduction in Turbulent Flows 89
Jacques L. Zakin and Wu Ge

3 Nanorheology of Polymer Nanoalloys and Nanocomposites 129
Ken Nakajima and Toshio Nishi

4 Volume Relaxation and the Lattice–Hole Model 161
Richard E. Robertson and Robert Simha

5 Dynamics of Materials at the Nanoscale: Small-Molecule Liquids and Polymer Films 191
Gregory B. McKenna

Part II Thermodynamics 225

6 Equations of State and Free-Volume Content 227
Pierre Moulinié and Leszek A. Utracki

7 Spatial Configuration and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Main-Chain Liquid Crystals 283
Akihiro Abe and Hidemine Furuya

8 Bulk and Surface Properties of Random Copolymers in View of the Simha–Somcynsky Equation ofState 323
Hans-Werner Kammer and Jörg Kressler

9 Physical Aging 357
John (Iain) M. G. Cowie and Valeria Arrighi

Part III Position Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy 391

10 Morphology of Free-Volume Holes in Amorphous Polymers by Means of Positron AnnihilationLifetime Spectroscopy 393
Giovanni Consolati and Fiorenza Quasso

11 Local Free-Volume Distribution from PALS and Dynamics of Polymers 421
Günter Dlubek

12 Positron Annihilation Lifetime Studies of Free Volume in Heterogeneous Polymer Systems 473
Alexander M. Jamieson, Brian G. Olson, and Sergei Nazarenko

Part IV Physics of the Polymeric Nanocomposites 523

13 Structure–Property Relationships of Nanocomposites 525
Cyril Sender, Jean Fabien Capsal, Antoine Lonjon, Alain Bernès, Philippe Demont, Éric Dantras, Valérie Samouillan, Jany Dandurand, Colette Lacabanne, and Lydia Laffont

14 Free Volume in Molten and Glassy Polymers and Nanocomposites 553
Leszek A. Utracki

15 Metal Particles Confined in Polymeric Matrices 605
Luigi Nicolais and Gianfranco Carotenuto

16 Rheology of Polymers with Nanofillers 639
Leszek A. Utracki, Maryam M. Sepehr, and Pierre J. Carreau

Appendix A: Abbreviations and Notations 709

Appendix B: Robert Simha Publications 737

Subject Index 755

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]

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