The gigantic size of polymer molecules makes them 'viscoelastic': their behavior changes depending on how fast and for how long the material is used. This book describes the latest discoveries in the field from a fundamental molecular perspective, in order to guide the development of better and new applications for soft materials. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: Cooperative Local Dynamics - The Glass Transition Zone; 3: Chain Dynamics; 4: Networks; 5: Constitutive Modeling, Nonlinear Behavior and the Stress Optic Law; 6: Reduced Variables and Characteristic Relaxation Times; 7: Blends; 8: Liquid Crystalline Materials; 9: Bioelastomers; 10: Confinements Effects on Polymer Dynamics
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957157-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés