Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces - Hardcover

Jones, Richard A. L.; Richards, Randal W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052147440X ISBN 13: 9780521474405

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This text deals with the behavior of polymers at surfaces and interfaces. Topics covered include the nature and properties of the surface of a polymer melt, the structure of interfaces among different polymers and between polymers and nonpolymers, the molecular basis of adhesion and the properties of polymers at liquid surfaces. Emphasis is placed on the underlying physical principles. It introduces statistical mechanics models of polymer behavior near interfaces, emphasizing theory that is applicable to experimental situations. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and research workers in physics, chemistry and materials science with an interest in polymers will find this book of interest.

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Book Description

Why does paint stick to a vertical surface? Why do some plastics become stuck to each other while others do not? How can the surface of packaging be modified by the material from which it is made? The answers to these questions are determined by the way polymer molecules behave at the surfaces of the complex mixtures that are used to make plastics, paints and other polymer-based products. This book explains the basic principles that are at work and illustrates them with experimental data on simple polymers and polymer mixtures.

Review

"This book is an excellent introduction into the very complex subject of the interaction of polymers at surfaces and interfaces from a fundamental point of view. It is coherent and comprehensive." Polymer News

"Jones and Richards offer an outstanding and wonderfully affordable contribution to the literature on polymer surfaces and interfaces....The writing is outstanding throughout, with even the most difficult topics and mathematical equations clearly explained." Choice

"...I find that this book fills a long-standing void in the area of polymers at interfaces. I recommend this book for graduate students and researchers who would like to learn the fundamentals of macromolecular concepts in the exciting area of polymers at interfaces." Physics Today

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052147440X
• ISBN 13: 9780521474405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 388