Publications
| Authors | Schneider, K. |
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| Title |
Mechanical properties of polymers at surfaces and interfaces
Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces : Characterization, Modification and Applications, Stamm, M., ed. |
| Date | 10.03.2008 |
| Number | 16036 |
| Abstract | Mechanical properties are highly relevant for the use of polymers in many practical cases. Interfacial aspects are important during fracture also of bulk materials, where for instance microvoids, cracks and crazes are formed. The measurement of interface and thin film mechanical properties and adhesion requires special techniques, which include peel, blister and blade cutting test. Surface properties like hardness, scratch resistance or surface modulus are determined by nanoscratch, nanoindentation and AFM tapping test, while interactions between solid interfaces are determined from surface force, colloidal probe or AFM forcedistance measurements. <br /><br />About the book<br />Polymers are one of industrys most vital substances. In what is an extremely practical and applicable new work, experts provide concise explanations, with examples and illustrations, of the key techniques in this important field.<br />In each case, after basic principles have been reviewed, applications of the experimental techniques are discussed and illustrated with specific examples.<br />Readers from a huge variety of relevant fields will thus benefit from an application-oriented book that helps them to find solutions to both fundamental and applied problems.<br />Those who are familiar with these versatile compounds will know that the surfaces and interfaces of polymers play an important role in most of the application areas of polymers.<br />These applications stretch from moulds, foils, and composites, to biomaterials and applications in micro- and nanotechnology.<br />Therefore it is very important to be able to characterize these surfaces and interfaces in detail something that Stamm has achieved with real style.<br /><br />ISBN 978-3-540-73864-0 |
| Publisher | Springer |
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| Citation | Springer Chapter 7 (2008) 139-160 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73865-7_7 |
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