Experimental Methods in Polymer Science: Modern Methods in Polymer Research and Technology Book

	Contributors	vii
	Preface by Series Editor	ix
	Preface by Editor	xi
1	Light Scattering
1.1	Introduction	1
1.2	Static Laser Light Scattering	5
1.3	Dynamic Light Scattering	13
1.4	Methods of Combining Static and Dynamic LLS	20
1.5	Practice of Laser Light Scattering	38
	References	53
2	Neutron Scattering
2.1	Introduction	57
2.2	Neutron and Neutron Scattering	58
2.3	Experiments	66
2.4	Theory of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering	88
2.5	Experimental Studies	114
	References	147
3	Fluorescence Spectroscopy
3.1	Introduction	155
3.2	Introduction to Fluorescence Processes	157
3.3	Introduction to Fluorescence Measurements	195
3.4	Application of the Fluorescent Probe Method to Polymer Science	212
3.5	The Use of Fluorescence Measurements in Polymer Science	215
3.6	Concluding Remarks	252
	References	254
4	NMR Spectroscopy in Polymer Science
4.1	Introduction	261
4.2	Overall Survey of NMR	263
4.3	NMR Parameters	267
4.4	NMR Chemical Shift and Structure	272
4.5	Basic NMR Techniques	276
4.6	Solution NMR Method	288
4.7	Solid-State NMR Method	310
4.8	Spatial Distance Method	331
4.9	NMR Imaging Method	340
4.10	Applications to Some Polymer Systems	350
	References	483
5	Mechanical Spectroscopy of Polymers
5.1	Introduction	495
5.2	Mechanical Spectroscopy Experiment	504
5.3	Data Analysis for Mechanical Spectroscopy	517
5.4	Time-Resolved Mechanical Spectroscopy (TRMS)	526
5.5	Temperature Effects and Time-Temperature Superposition	534
5.6	Applications of the Relaxation Time Spectrum	539
	Appendices	541
	References	543
6	Polymer Hydrogel Phase Transitions
	Abstract	547
6.1	Introduction	547
6.2	General Experimental Considerations	549
6.3	Neutral Hydrogels	552
6.4	Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels	561
6.5	Polyampholyte Hydrogels	575
6.6	Conclusion	585
	References	586
	Index	591