Advanced ESR Methods in Polymer Research

This one-of-a-kind book introduces the fundamentals of ESR to polymer scientists while focusing on the significance of recent advanced ESR methods for polymeric systems. The "Fundamentals" section provides information on ESR spectra, experimental techniques, and data analysis.

A definitive work on ESR and polymer science by today's leading authorities The past twenty years have seen extraordinary advances in electron spin resonance (ESR) techniques, particularly as they apply to polymeric materials. With contributions from over a dozen of the world's top polymer scientists, Advanced ESR Methods in Polymer Research is the first book to bring together all the current trends in this exciting field into one comprehensive reference. Part I establishes the fundamentals of ESR, from experimental techniques to data analysis, and serves as a valuable overview for the beginning ESR student. Part II introduces the broad range of ESR applications to polymeric systems, including living radical polymerization, block copoly-mers, polymer solutions, ion-containing polymers, polymer lattices, membranes in fuel cells, degradation, polymer coatings, dendrimers, and conductive polymers. By exposing readers to the great potential of ESR, the authors hope to encourage more extensive application of these methods.

Preface.

The Editor.

Contributors.

Dedication.

PART I: ESR FUNDAMENTALS.

Chapter 1. Continuous-Wave and Pulsed ESR Methods (Gunnar Jeschke and Shulamith Schlick).

Chapter 2. Double Resonance ESR Methods (Gunnar Jeschke).

Chapter 3. Calculating Slow-Motion ESR Spectra of Spin-Labeled Polymers (Keith A. Earle and David E. Budil).

Chapter 4. ESR Imaging (Shulamith Schlick).

PART II: ESR APPLICATIONS.

Chapter 5. ESR Study of Radicals in Conventional Radical Polymerization Using Radical Precursors Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (Atsushi Kajiwara and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski).

Chapter 6. Local Dynamics of Polymers in Solution by Spin-Label ESR (Jan Pila&
rcaron
).

Chapter 7. Site-Specific Information on Macromolecular Materials by Combining CW and Pulsed ESR on Spin Probes (Gunnar Jeschke).

Chapter 8. ESR Methods for Assessing the Stability of Polymer Membranes Used in Fuel Cells (Emil Roduner and Shulamith Schlick).

Chapter 9. Spatially Resolved Degradation in Heterophasic Polymers From 1D and 2D Spectral-Spatial ESR Imaging Experiments (Shulamith Schlick and Krzysztof Kruczala).

Chapter 10. ESR Studies of Photooxidation and Stabilization of Polymer Coatings (David R. Bauer and John L. Gerlock).

Chapter 11. Characterization of Dendrimer Structures by ESR Techniques (M. Francesca Ottaviani and Nicholas J. Turro).

Chapter 12. High Field ESR Spectroscopy of Conductive Polymers (Victor I. Krinichnyi).

Index.