Prediction of Polymer PropertiesHighlighting a broad range multiscale modeling and methods for anticipating the morphologies and the properties of interfaces and multiphase materials, this reference covers the methodology of predicting polymer properties and its potential application to a wider variety of polymer types than previously thought possible. A comprehensive source, the |
Contents
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CHAPTER 2 TOPOLOGICAL METHOD FOR STRUCTUREPROPERTY CORRELATIONS | 18 |
CHAPTER 3 VOLUMETRIC PROPERTIES | 50 |
CHAPTER 4 THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES | 94 |
CHAPTER 5 COHESIVE ENERGY AND SOLUBILITY PARAMETER | 125 |
CHAPTER 6 TRANSITION AND RELAXATION TEMPERATURES | 157 |
CHAPTER 7 SURFACE TENSION AND INTERFACIAL TENSION | 241 |
CHAPTER 8 OPTICAL PROPERTIES | 271 |
CHAPTER 13 SHEAR VISCOSITY | 462 |
CHAPTER 14 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY | 503 |
CHAPTER 15 TRANSPORT OF SMALL PENETRANT MOLECULES | 513 |
CHAPTER 16 THERMAL STABILITY | 532 |
CHAPTER 17 EXTENSIONS GENERALIZATIONS SHORTCUTS AND POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK | 553 |
CHAPTER 18 DETAILED EXAMPLES | 578 |
CHAPTER 19 MORPHOLOGIES OF MULTIPHASE MATERIALS | 597 |
CHAPTER 20 PROPERTIES OF MULTIPHASE MATERIALS | 619 |
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