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Informationen zum Autor LESZEK A. UTRACKI, PhD, is a Senior Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada, Industrial Materials Institute, and a former adjunct professor at McGill University, Department of Chemical Engineering, in Montreal, Quebec. He is the author or editor of twenty-one books and has written forty-eight book chapters, hundreds of referenced and non-referenced journal articles, and meeting proceedings. ALEXANDER M. JAMIESON, PhD, is Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has written hundreds of articles in referenced journals and three book chapters. Klappentext Comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of advanced research in polymer physicsThis book offers a much-needed overview of the science of polymer physics today. It walks readers through important areas of advanced research in the field, explaining what scientists and engineers need to know about the interrelationships between polymer structures, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior.Polymer Physics is divided into four parts: Rheology, Thermodynamics, Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS), and Physics of the Polymeric Nanocomposites. Contributed chapters from leaders in the field emphasize the most important trends in polymer physics, from nanorheology and molecular modeling to PALS applications and physical aging. Key topics include:* The viscosity of suspensions and solutions* Kinetics of polymer aging* Molecular dynamics* Free volume* Solid-state physics, thermodynamics, and dynamics* Multi-component polymeric systems* Rheology of polymers with nano-fillersAn invaluable resource for chemists, chemical engineers, material scientists, and polymer scientists, Polymer Physics also provides practical guidance for professionals in the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and paint industries. Zusammenfassung Because of their diverse physical properties, polymers have become central to a number of important industries. Providing a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art advanced research in the field, Polymer Physics explores the interrelationships among polymer structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical behavior. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Preface xiii Robert Simha: A Life with Polymers 1 Ivan G. Otterness and Alexander M. Jamieson Part I Rheology 15 1 Newtonian Viscosity of Dilute, Semidilute, and Concentrated Polymer Solutions 17 Alexander M. Jamieson and Robert Simha 2 Polymer and Surfactant Drag Reduction in Turbulent Flows 89 Jacques L. Zakin and Wu Ge 3 Nanorheology of Polymer Nanoalloys and Nanocomposites 129 Ken Nakajima and Toshio Nishi 4 Volume Relaxation and the Lattice-Hole Model 161 Richard E. Robertson and Robert Simha 5 Dynamics of Materials at the Nanoscale: Small-Molecule Liquids and Polymer Films 191 Gregory B. McKenna Part II Thermodynamics 225 6 Equations of State and Free-Volume Content 227 Pierre Moulinié and Leszek A. Utracki 7 Spatial Configuration and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Main-Chain Liquid Crystals 283 Akihiro Abe and Hidemine Furuya 8 Bulk and Surface Properties of Random Copolymers in View of the Simha-Somcynsky Equation ofState 323 Hans-Werner Kammer and Jörg Kressler 9 Physical Aging 357 John (Iain) M. G. Cowie and Valeria Arrighi Part III Position Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy 391 10 Morphology of Free-Volume Holes in Amorphous Polymers by Means of Positron AnnihilationLifetime Spectroscopy 393 Giovanni Consolati and Fiorenza Quasso 11 Local Free-Volume Distribution from PALS and Dynamics of Polymers 421 Günter Dlubek 12 Posi...
