Polymer Dynamics and Relaxation (Hardcover)

Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important types of relaxation processes from amorphous to crystalline polymers and polymeric miscible blends are covered, in conjunction with the broad spectrum of experimental methods used to study them. In-depth discussion of molecular level interpretation, including recent advances in atomistic level computer simulations and applications to molecular mechanism elucidation, are discussed. The result is a self-contained, up-to-date approach to polymeric interpretation suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and chemistry interested in the relaxation processes of polymeric systems.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Richard Boyd • Grant Smith
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-81419-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Plastics & polymers technology
LSN:	0-521-81419-7
Barcode:	9780521814195

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