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<p>List of Contributors XXI</p> <p><b>Volume 1</b></p> <p>1 Polymer Blends: State of the Art, New Challenges, and Opportunities 1<br /><i>Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Sabu Thomas, and Yves Grohens</i></p> <p>2 Miscible Blends Based on Biodegradable Polymers 7<br /><i>Emilio Meaurio, Natalia Hernandez-Montero, Ester Zuza, and Jose-Ramon Sarasua</i></p> <p>3 Thermodynamics and Morphology and Compatibilization of Polymer Blends 93<br /><i>Zdenek Stary</i></p> <p>4 Characterization of Polymer Blends: Rheological Studies 133<br /><i>Yingfeng Yu</i></p> <p>5 Characterization of Phase Behavior in Polymer Blends by Light Scattering 159<br /><i>Petr Svoboda</i></p> <p>6 Characterization of Polymer Blends by X-Ray Scattering: SAXS and WAXS 209<br /><i>Jitendra Sharma</i></p> <p>7 Characterization of Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers by Neutron Scattering: Miscibility and Nanoscale Morphology 237<br /><i>Kell Mortensen</i></p> <p>8 Ultrasound in Polymer Blends 269<br /><i>Sangmook Lee and Jae Wook Lee</i></p> <p>9 Characterization of Polymer Blends: Ellipsometry 299<br /><i>Eva Kiss</i></p> <p>10 Inverse Gas Chromatography 327<br /><i>Kasylda Milczewska and Adam Voelkel</i></p> <p>11 Thermal Analysis in Polymer Blends 347<br /><i>Ramesh T. Subramaniam and R. Shanti Rajantharan</i></p> <p>12 Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Polymer Blends 365<br /><i>Jose-David Badia, Laura Santonja-Blasco, Alfonso Martinez-Felipe, and Amparo Ribes-Greus</i></p> <p>13 Thermomechanical Analysis and Processing of Polymer Blends 393<br /><i>Suchart Siengchin</i></p> <p>14 Water Sorption and Solvent Sorption Behavior 417<br /><i>Fatemeh Sabzi</i></p> <p>15 Modeling and Simulation 457<br /><i>Yingrui Shang and David Kazmer</i></p> <p><b>Volume 2</b></p> <p>16 Optical Microscopy (Polarized, Interference, and Phase-Contrast Microscopy) and Confocal Microscopy 523<br /><i>Muruganathan Ramanathan and Seth B. Darling</i></p> <p>17 Electron Microscopic Analysis of Multicomponent Polymers and Blends 551<br /><i>Rameshwar Adhikari</i></p> <p>18 Characterization of Polymer Blends Using SIMS and NanoSIMS 579<br /><i>Vanna Torrisi</i></p> <p>19 Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques for the Structural Analysis of Polymer Materials 609<br /><i>Hiroyuki Aoki</i></p> <p>20 Characterization of Polymer Blends with FTIR Spectroscopy 625<br /><i>Ufana Riaz and Syed Marghoob Ashraf</i></p> <p>21 Characterization of Polymer Blends with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy 679<br /><i>Mohammad Mahdi Abolhasani and Vahid Karimkhani</i></p> <p>22 Characterization of Polymer Blends by Infrared, Near-Infrared, and Raman Imaging 705<br /><i>Harumi Sato, Miriam Unger, Dieter Fischer, Yukihiro Ozaki, and Heinz W. Siesler</i></p> <p>23 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Forward Recoil Spectrometry 731<br /><i>Krzysztof Krucza?a and Ewa Szajdzinska-Pietek</i></p> <p>24 Characterization of Polymer Blends Using UV-Visible Spectroscopy 789<br /><i>Mamdouh H. Abou-Taleb</i></p> <p>25 Fluorescence Spectroscopy 821<br /><i>Gabriel Bernardo and Jorge Morgado</i></p> <p>26 Characterization of Polymer Blends by Dielectric Spectroscopy and Thermally Simulated Depolarization Current 849<br /><i>Samy A. Madbouly and Michael R. Kessler</i></p> <p>27 Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy: Polymer Blends and Miscibility 877<br /><i>Chikkakuntappa Ranganathaiah</i></p> Index 921

<b>Sabu Thomas</b> is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at Mahatma Gandhi University (India). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. Thomas has published over 350 papers in peer reviewed journals on polymer composites, membrane separation, polymer blends and alloys, and polymer recycling, has an h-index of 33 and has edited six books.<br />Yves Grohens is head of the Laboratory for Engineering of Materials (LIMATB) located at the University of South Brittany, France. His research interests include interface science in nano and bio-composites as well as confinement applications and (bio)polymer behaviour in model thin films. Grohens has published more than 120 papers in international journals devoted to polymers and surface science.<br />P. Jyotishkumar is a Senior Research Fellow pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Sabu Thomas in the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandi University, India

Filling the gap for a reference dedicated to the characterization of polymer blends and<br> their micro and nano morphologies, this book provides comprehensive, systematic<br> coverage in a one-stop, two-volume resource for all those working in the field.<br> <br> Leading researchers from industry and academia, as well as from government<br> and private research institutions around the world summarize recent technical<br> advances in chapters devoted to their individual contributions. In so doing, they<br> examine a wide range of modern characterization techniques, from microscopy and<br> spectroscopy to diffraction, thermal analysis, rheology, mechanical measurements<br> and chromatography. These methods are compared with each other to assist in<br> determining the best solution for both fundamental and applied problems, paying<br> attention to the characterization of nanoscale miscibility and interfaces, both in<br> blends involving copolymers and in immiscible blends. The thermodynamics,<br> miscibility, phase separation, morphology and interfaces in polymer blends are also<br> discussed in light of new insights involving the nanoscopic scale. Finally, the authors<br> detail the processing-morphology-property relationships of polymer blends, as well<br> as the influence of processing on the generation of micro and nano morphologies,<br> and the dependence of these morphologies on the properties of blends. Hot topics<br> such as compatibilization through nanoparticles, miscibility of new biopolymers and<br> nanoscale investigations of interfaces in blends are also addressed.<br> <br> With its application-oriented approach, handpicked selection of topics and expert<br> contributors, this is an outstanding survey for anyone involved in the field of polymer<br> blends for advanced technologies.

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