Irradiation of Polymeric Materials Processes, Mechanisms and Applications

by Reichmanis, Elsa; Frank, Curtis W.; ODonnell, James H.

• ISBN13: 9780841226623
• ISBN10: 0841226628
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-05-05
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Provides a current view of activities related to the radiation chemistry of polymers, including mechanisms, processes, and applications. Emphasizes the fundamental aspects of polymer radiation chemistry and the technological significance of the effects of radiation on polymers. Discusses the fundamental processes by which radiation interacts with polymers. Highlights the mechanisms that create chemical changes in polymeric materials. Presents applications in the microlithography, aerospace, and biomedical fields and other applications of radiation modified polymers.

Table of Contents

Radiation Effects on Polymeric Materials: A Brief Overview

The Forgotten Art

Heterogeneous Nature of Radiation Effect on Polymers

Temperature Effects on the Radiation Degradation of Poly(isobutene) and Poly(a-methylstyrene)

Radiolytic Formation and Decay of trans-Vinylene Unsaturation in Polyethylene

Radiation-Induced Structural Changes in Polychloroprene

Applications of Radiation Treatment of Ultradrawn Polyethylene

Role of Homopolymer Suppressors in UV and Radiation Grafting in the Presence of Novel Additives: Significance of Processes in Analogous Curing Reactions

Photoinitiated Polymerization of Liquid Crystalline Monomers Bearing Nonaromatic Mesogenic Units

Electronic Structure, Photophysics, and Photochemistry of Polysilanes

Excitation-Energy Migration and Trapping in Photoirradiated Polymers

Structure of Polymer Films Studied with Picosecond Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Spectroscopy

X-ray and Deep UV Radiation Response of t-Butoxycarbonyl-Protected 4-Hydroxystyrene-Sulfone Copolymers

Polarity Change for the Design of Chemical Amplification Resists

Chemically Amplified X-ray Resists

Diazonaphthoquinone-Novolac Resist Dissolution in Composite Langmuir-Blodgett and Spin-Cast Films

New Photoresist Processes at UV Wavelengths Less Than 200 Nanometers

Space Environmental Effects on Selected Long Duration Exposure Facility Polymeric Materials

Characterization of Matrix Polymers for Electron-Beam-Cured Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Radiation Effects on Polymers of Biomedical Significance

Copolymerization of Glycolide with Polymeric Radiostabilizers for the Preparation of Radiation Sterilizable Braided Sutures

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