Nonlinear Dynamics in Polymeric Systems

by Pojman, John A.; Tran-Cong-Miyata, Qui

• ISBN13: 9780841238503
• ISBN10: 0841238502
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-19
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Despite the great strides in nonlinear dynamics over the past 40 years, applying nonlinear dynamics to polymeric systems has not received much attention. This book addresses this absence by covering present theory, modeling, and experiments of nonlinear dynamics in polymeric systems. Oscillating chemical reactions, propagating fronts, far-from equilibrium pattern formation, Turing structures, and chaos are but some of the exotic phenomena discussed in this book. The book is divided into six sections. The first section introduces nonlinear dynamics and shows how polymeric systems exhibit comparable phenomena. The second section addresses phenomena in gels in which mechanical effects can be important. Coupling gels and chemistry allow some new phenomena and potentially useful devices. The third section reviews frontal polymerization and includes chapters on new chemistry and new modeling. The fourth section focuses on interfacial systems, including polymer-like surfactant systems, laser excited systems, and dewetting phenomena. Phase separation is discussed in the fifth section. Finally, oscillating reactions-the prototypical nonlinear chemical dynamical systems-close the book.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Background
Nonlinear Dynamics and Polymeric Systems: An Overview	p. 2
Self-Organization of Hierarchy: Dissipative-Structure Assisted Self-Assembly of Metal Nanoparticles in Polymer Matrices	p. 16
Gels
Synchronization of Self-Oscillation in Polymer Chains and the Cross-Linked Network	p. 30
A Model for a Hydrogel-Enzyme Chemomechanical Oscillator	p. 44
A Model for Self-Oscillating Miniaturized Gels	p. 58
Measurement of Force Produced by a pH-Responsive Hydrogel in a pH Oscillator	p. 71
Spontaneous Deformations in Polymer Gels Driven by Chemomechanical Instabilities	p. 80
Pattern Formation in a Complex Reaction System by Chemomechanical Coupling	p. 94
Frontal Polymerization
Nonlinear Dynamics in Frontal Polymerization	p. 106
Recent Chemical Advances in Frontal Polymerization	p. 121
Spontaneous Frontal Polymerization: Propagating Front Spontaneously Generated by Locally Autoaccelerated Free-Radical Polymerization	p. 135
Bifurcation Analysis of Polymerization Fronts	p. 147
"Cold" Ignition of Combustionlike Waves of Cryopolymerization and Other Reactions in Solids	p. 160
Evolution of Isothermal Polymerization Fronts via Laser Line Deflection and Predictive Modeling	p. 169
Interfacial Systems
Pattern Formation by Rim Instability in Dewetting Polymer Thin Films	p. 186
Hierarchic Mesoscopic Patterns of Dye Aggregates in Self-Organized Dewetted Films	p. 199
Nanometer Expansion and Contraction Dynamics of Polymer Films Induced by Nanosecond Laser Excitation	p. 212
Nonlinear Dynamics in Surfactant Systems	p. 226
Droplet Microstructure and String Stability in Sheared Emulsions: Role of Finite-Size Effects	p. 236
Viscous Fingering of Silica Suspensions Dispersed in Polymer Fluids	p. 250
Phase Separation
Controlled Pattern Formation in Some Block Copolymer Systems	p. 264
Phase Separation of Polymer Blends Driven by Temporally and Spatially Periodic Forcing	p. 276
Oscillatory Systems
Perturbation of the Oscillatory Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction with Polyethylene Glycol	p. 292
Nonlinear Dynamics in Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor Polymerization	p. 309
Indexes
Author Index	p. 327
Subject Index	p. 329
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