Comprehensive Desk Reference of Polymer Characterization and Analysis.Comprehensive Desk Reference of Polymer Characterization and Analysis Edited by Robert F. Brady, Jr. Oxford University Press, Oxford, and American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in , Washington, D.C. 2003. 772pp. Hardcover. List price: $395.00. This book is described by its publishers as "a practical manual for those who analyze polymers." The 26 chapters provide self-contained treatments of a broad range of techniques. In addition to the expected chromatographic chro·mat·o·graph n. An instrument that produces a chromatogram. tr.v. chro·mat·o·graphed, chro·mat·o·graph·ing, chro·mat·o·graphs To separate and analyze by chromatography. and spectroscopic spec·tro·scope n. An instrument for producing and observing spectra. spec  tro·scop methods, there are
chapters on surface energy, light microscopy, mechanical and dielectric dielectric (dī'ĭlĕk`trĭk), material that does not conduct electricity readily, i.e., an insulator (see insulation). A good dielectric should also have other properties: It must resist breakdown under high voltages; it should not properties, transport and barrier properties, and flammability flam·ma·ble adj. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable. [From Latin flamm and fire performance. The focus is on synthetic polymers, but biological polymers are included where appropriate. This is not a cook-book or research manual, but it does provide a useful level of background and technical detail that should help the reader select appropriate methods for polymer characterization and understand both the potential benefits and limitations of those methods. The book will be of particular value to people new to polymer characterization, but it should also be a valuable quick reference for experienced polymer and analytical scientists faced with unfamiliar problems. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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