Polymer morphology : principles, characterization, and processing /
With a focus on structure-property relationships, this book describes how polymer morphology affects properties and how scientists can modify them. The book covers structure development, theory, simulation, and processing; and discusses a broad range of techniques and methods. - Provides an up-to-da...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2016]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part I Principles and Methods of Characterization; Chapter 1 Overview and Prospects of Polymer Morphology; 1.1 Introductory Remarks; 1.2 Experimental Avenues of Morphological Research; 1.2.1 Morphological Characterization: The Enabling of in situ Measurements; 1.2.2 Morphology-Property Investigation; 1.2.3 Morphology Development; 1.3 Modeling and Simulation; 1.3.1 Self-Generated Fields; 1.4 Wishful Thinking; 1.5 Summary; References; Chapter 2 X-ray Diffraction from Polymers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Principles.
- 2.3 Instrumentation2.4 Structure Determination; 2.4.1 Lattice Dimensions; 2.4.2 Molecular Modeling; 2.4.3 Rietveld Method; 2.4.4 Pair Distribution Functions; 2.5 Phase Analysis; 2.5.1 Crystallinity Determination; 2.5.2 Composition Analysis; 2.6 Crystallite Size and Disorder; 2.7 Orientation Analysis; 2.7.1 Crystalline Orientation; 2.7.2 Uniaxial Orientation; 2.7.3 Biaxial Orientation; 2.7.4 Amorphous Orientation; 2.8 Small-Angle Scattering; 2.8.1 Central Diffuse Scattering; 2.8.2 Discrete Reflections from Lamellar Structures; 2.8.3 Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Solvent Diffusion.
- 2.9 Specialized Measurements2.9.1 In situ Experiments; 2.9.2 Microbeam Diffraction; 2.9.3 Grazing Incidence Diffraction; 2.10 Summary; References; Chapter 3 Electron Microscopy of Polymers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Microscopic Techniques; 3.2.1 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); 3.2.2 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); 3.2.3 Comparison of Different Microscopic Techniques; 3.2.4 Image Processing and Image Analysis; 3.3 Sample Preparation; 3.4 In situ Microscopy; References; Chapter 4 Characterization of Polymer Morphology by Scattering Techniques; 4.1 Introduction.
- 4.2 A Short Theoretical Presentation4.2.1 General Expressions; 4.2.2 The Form Factor; 4.3 Experimental Aspects; 4.3.1 The Contrast Factor; 4.3.2 Experimental Setup; 4.4 Typical Results; 4.4.1 Neutrons Experiments: A Contrast Variation Story; 4.4.2 X-Ray Experiments: A Time-Resolved Story; 4.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5 Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Polymers; 5.1 Introduction to Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Basic Principles and Types of DSC Equipment.
- 5.2 Detection of First-Order and Second-Order Transitions by DSC. Applications of Standard DSC Experiments to the Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature and the Melting Temperature of Polymeric Materials5.3 Self-Nucleation; 5.3.1 Quantification of the Nucleation Efficiency; 5.4 Thermal Fractionation; 5.5 Multiphasic Materials: Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers. Fractionated Crystallization and Confinement Effects; 5.5.1 Blends and Fractionated Crystallization; 5.5.2 Copolymers; 5.5.3 Copolymers Versus Blends.