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In August, 1996, the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science
and Engineering hosted a symposium on Interfacial Aspects of
Multicomponent Polymer Materials at the Orlando, Florida, American
Chemical Society meeting. Over 50 papers and posters were
presented. The symposium proper was preceded by a one-day workshop,
where the. basics of this relatively new field were developed. This
edited book is a direct outcome of the symposium and workshop.
Every object in the universe has surfaces and interfaces. A surface
is defined as that part of a material in contact with either a gas
or a vacuum. An interface is defined as that part of a material in
contact with a condensed phase, be it liquid or solid. Surfaces of
any substance are different from their interior. The appearance of
surface or interfacial tension is one simple manifestation. Polymer
blends and composites usually contain very finely divided phases,
which are literally full of interfaces. Because interfaces are
frequently weak mechanically, they pose special problems in the
manufacture of strong, tough plastics, adhesives, elastomers,
coatings, and fibers. This book provides a series of papers
addressing this issue. Some papers delineate the nature of the
interface both chemically and physically. The use of newer
instrumental methods and new theories are described. Concepts of
interdiffusion and entanglement are developed. Other papers
describe state-of-the-art approaches to improving the interface,
via graft and block copolymers, direct covalent bonding, hydrogen
bonding, and more.
In August, 1996, the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science
and Engineering hosted a symposium on Interfacial Aspects of
Multicomponent Polymer Materials at the Orlando, Florida, American
Chemical Society meeting. Over 50 papers and posters were
presented. The symposium proper was preceded by a one-day workshop,
where the. basics of this relatively new field were developed. This
edited book is a direct outcome of the symposium and workshop.
Every object in the universe has surfaces and interfaces. A surface
is defined as that part of a material in contact with either a gas
or a vacuum. An interface is defined as that part of a material in
contact with a condensed phase, be it liquid or solid. Surfaces of
any substance are different from their interior. The appearance of
surface or interfacial tension is one simple manifestation. Polymer
blends and composites usually contain very finely divided phases,
which are literally full of interfaces. Because interfaces are
frequently weak mechanically, they pose special problems in the
manufacture of strong, tough plastics, adhesives, elastomers,
coatings, and fibers. This book provides a series of papers
addressing this issue. Some papers delineate the nature of the
interface both chemically and physically. The use of newer
instrumental methods and new theories are described. Concepts of
interdiffusion and entanglement are developed. Other papers
describe state-of-the-art approaches to improving the interface,
via graft and block copolymers, direct covalent bonding, hydrogen
bonding, and more.
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