Polymer thin films / editors, Ophelia K.C. Tsui, Thomas P. Russell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tsui, Ophelia Kwan Chui, 1967-

Russell, Thomas P., 1952-

Series:

Series in soft condensed matter ; v. 1.

Series in soft condensed matter ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thin films.

Polymers.

Block copolymers.

Nanostructured materials.

Physical Description:

x, 301 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2008]

Summary:

Polymer thin films is an emerging area driven by their enormous technological potential and the intellectually challenging academic problems associated with them. This book contains a collection of review articles on the current topics of polymer films written by leading experts in the field. To reflect the interdisciplinary nature of this field, the contributors hail from a wide range of disciplines, including chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, engineers, and physicists. The goal of this book is to provide readers, whether involved in or outside of the field of polymer films, with an encompassing and informative reference. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Block Copolymer Thin Films / J.-Y. Wang, S. Park, T. P. Russell 1

Chapter 2 Equilibration of Block Copolymer Films on Chemically Patterned Surfaces / G. S. W. Craig, H. Kang, P. F. Nealey 27

Chapter 3 Structure Formation and Evolution in Confined Cylinder-forming Block Copolymers / G. J. A. Sevink, J. G. E. M. Fraaije 53

Chapter 4 Block Copolymer Lithography for Magnetic Device Fabrication / J. Y. Cheng, C. A. Ross 77

Chapter 5 Hierarchical Structuring of Polymer Nanoparticles by Self-Organization / M. Shimomura, H. Yabu, T. Higuchi, A. Tajima, T. Sawadaishi 117

Chapter 6 Wrinkling Polymers for Surface Structure Control and Functionality / E. P. Chan, A. J. Crosby 141

Chapter 7 Crystallization in Polymer Thin Films: Morphology and Growth / R. M. Van Horn, S. Z. D. Cheng 163

Chapter 8 Friction at Soft Polymer Surface / M. K. Chaudhury, K. Vorvolakos, D. Malotky 195

Chapter 9 Relationship Between Molecular Architecture, Large-Strain Mechanical Response and Adhesive Performance of Model, Block Copolymer-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives / C. Creton, K. R. Shull 221

Chapter 10 Stability and Dewetting of Thin Liquid Films / K. Jacobs, R. Seemann, S. Herminghaus 243

Chapter 11 Anomalous Dynamics of Polymer Films / O. K. C. Tsui 267.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789812818812

9812818812

OCLC:

228372477