Scanning Force Microscopy of Polymers

• Main Authors: Schn̲herr, Holger. (Author), Vancso, G. Julius. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Springer Laboratory
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Analytical biochemistry.; Biotechnology.; Polymers.; Biochemistry.; Polymer Sciences.; Analytical Chemistry.; Biochemistry, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01231-0

This lab manual introduces the reader to scanning force microscopy of polymers based on a practice-oriented approach. It begins with a broad introduction to the necessary background of SFM, including intermolecular forces and various SFM imaging modes. "Scanning Force Microscopy of Polymers&quo...

Table of Contents:

• Physical Principles of Scanning Probe Microscopy Imaging
• Atomic Force Microscopy in Practice
• Assembling of AFM's for operation
• Practical issues of AFM operation
• Visualization of Macromolecules and Polymer Morphology
• Structural Hierarchy in Polymers
• Single Component Systems
• Biopolymers
• Multi Component Systems
• Polymers in Applications: Effects of Processing and Processes
• Polymer Surface and Interface Properties and (Dynamic) Processes
• Adhesion
• Friction
• Surface Mechanical Properties
• Thermal Properties and Thermal Transitions
• Swelling and Solvent Effects
• Chemical Reactions, Degradation and Erosion.