Interfacial Aspects of Multicomponent Polymer Materials - Proceedings of an American Chemical Society Symposium Held in Orlando, Florida, August 25-30, 1996

ISBN 10: 0306457180 / ISBN 13: 9780306457180

Published by Springer, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interfacial Aspects of Multicomponent Polymer Materials - Proceedings of an American Chemical Society Symposium Held in Orlando, Florida, August 25-30, 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306457180
• ISBN 13: 9780306457180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.