Description:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Polymer Surface Characterization – 2nd Edition -- 1 Introductory remarks on polymers and polymer surfaces -- 2 Polymer surface chemistry: characterization by XPS -- 3 Polymer surface characterization by near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy -- 4 Investigation of polymer surfaces by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry -- 5 Advances in attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared spectroscopy: a powerful tool for investigating polymer surfaces and interfaces -- 6 Scanning probe microscopy of polymers -- 7 Polymer surface morphology: characterization by electron microscopies -- 8 Application of spectroscopic ellipsometry in the analysis of thin polymer films/polymer interfaces -- 9 Wettability of polymer surfaces: significance and measurements. Recent developments and applications -- 10 Nanoindentation: characterizing the mechanical properties of polymeric surfaces -- Index
This fully updated edition provides a broad approach to the surface analysis of polymers being of high technological interest. Modern analytical techniques, potential applications and recent advances in instrumental apparatus are discussed. The self-consistent chapters are devoted to spectroscopic and microscopic techniques which represent powerful tools for the characterization of morphology and chemical, physical, mechanical properties of polymer surfaces, interfaces, and thin fi lms. Selection of techniques which can properly address very shallow depth of surfaces, spanning from few angstroms to tens of nanometers Interaction of polymer surfaces with their surroundings is pointed out as a critical issue for specifi c applications