Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy to Polymers

by Batteas, James D.; Michaels, Chris A.; Walker, Gilbert C.

• ISBN13: 9780841238831
• ISBN10: 0841238839
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-28
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy to Polymers stresses the analysis of polymer and biopolymer surfaces using the ever-expanding methodologies of scanned probe microscopies. This book includes studies of optical properties by near-field methodologies, local mechanical properties of polymer films by AFM, the dynamics and mechanics of single molecules probed by AFM, and methodologies for enhanced imaging modes. A primary focus of this book is the quantitative measurement of surface properties by scanned probe techniques, which illustrates how the field has evolved and what new challenges lie ahead. Applications of Scanned Probe Microscopy to Polymers will be valuable to students and professionals looking for studies that illustrate what types of polymer material properties may be probed by scanned probe microscopies.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
Near-Field Spectroscopic Studies of Fluorescence Quenching by Charge Carriers	2	(10)
Andre J. Gesquiere
Doo Young Kim
So-Jung Park
Paul F. Barbara
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy Studies of Conjugated Polymer Thin Films	12	(13)
Joseph M. Imhof
Eun-Soo Kwak
David A. Vanden Bout
Exploring Dynamics in Photorefractive Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals Using Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy	25	(3)
Jeffrey E. Hall
Daniel A. Higgins
Chemical Imaging of Heterogeneous Polymeric Materials with Near-Field IR Microscopy	28	(23)
Chris A. Michaels
D. Bruce Chase
Stephan J. Stranick
Apertureless Scanning Near-Field IR Microscopy for Chemical Imaging of Thin Films	51	(14)
Boris B. Akhremitchev
Larissa Stebounova
Yujie Sun
Gilbert C. Walker
Measurement of the Local Diattenuation and Retardance of Thin Polymer Films Using Near-Field Polarimetry	65	(21)
Lori S. Goldner
Michael J. Fasolka
Scott N. Goldie
Mechanical Studies of Polymers by Atomic Force Microscopy
Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis of Polymer Materials: Beyond Imaging Their Surface Morphology	86	(12)
Ph. Leclere
V. Cornet
M. Surin
P. Viville
J. P Aime
R. Lazzaroni
Probing Nanorheological Properties of Mesoscopic Polymer Systems	98	(14)
Scott Sills
Tomoko Gray
Jane Frommer
Rene M. Overney
Combined Atomic Force Microscopy and Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy Studies of Polyolefins and Hydrogels at Interfaces	112	(21)
Aric Opdahl
Gabor A. Somorjai
Multilayered Nanoscale Systems and Atomic Force Microscopy Mechanical Measurements	133	(15)
H. Shulha
Y.-H. Lin
V. V. Tsukruk
Single-Molecule Studies
Probing Single Polymer Chain Mechanics Using Atomic Force Microscopy	148	(14)
Pamela Y. Meadows
Jason E. Bemis
Sabah Al-Maawali
Gilbert C. Walker
Application of Probe Microscopy to Protein Unfolding: Adsorption and Ensemble Analyses	162	(20)
Richard Law
Nishant Bhasin
Dennis Discher
The Use of Atomic Force Microscopy in Characterizing Ligand--Receptor (α5β1 Integrin) Interactions	182	(12)
Efrosini Kokkoli
Anastasia Mardilovich
Polymer Surface Characterization by Scanned Probes
Following Processes in Synthetic Polymers with Scanning Probe Microscopy	194	(13)
Jamie K. Hobbs
Andrew D. L. Humphris
Mervyn J. Miles
Conformation of Polymer Molecule via Atomic Force Microscopy	207	(17)
Sergiy Minko
Anton Kiriy
Ganna Gorodyska
Roman Sheparovych
Robert Lupitskyy
Constantinos Tsitsilianis
Manfred Stamm
Solving Practical Problems in the Plastics Industry with Atomic Force Mircroscopy	224	(15)
Francis M. Mirabella, Jr.
Evaluation of Surface Composition in Miscible Polymer Blends by Lateral Force Microscopy	239
Keiji Tanaka
Atsushi Takahara
Tisato Kajiyama
Indexes
Author Index	251	(2)
Subject Index	253