Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. The surface of a simple polymer melt; 3. Experimental techniques; 4. Polymer/polymer interfaces; 5. Adsorption and surface aggregation from polymer solutions and mixtures; 6. Tethered polymer chains in solutions and melts; 7. Adhesion and the mechanical properties of polymer interfaces at the molecular level; 8. Polymers spread at air/liquid interfaces; Index.