Ebook: The Interfacial Interactions in Polymeric Composites

Polymer composites represent materials of great and of continuously growing importance. Their potential for application appears to be limitless. They have been the subject of numerous studies both at academic and industrial levels. Much progress has been made in the incisive formulation of composites; sophisticated methods of property evaluation have been developed in the past decade and many, largely empirical solutions have been proposed to resolve the problem of their long-term performance under typical conditions of use (i. e. the use of silane or titane coupling agents to enhance adhesion within composite materials). Assuredly one of the most essential factors in the performance of these systems is the condition of the interface and interphase among the constituents of a given system. It has become clear that it is the interface/interphase, and the interactions which take place in this part of a system, which determine to a significant degree the initial properties of the material. In order to achieve leadership in the formulation and application of polymer composites, it is evident that in depth understanding of interfacial and interphase phenomena becomes a prerequisite.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Interfaces, Interphases and “Adhesion”: A Perspective....Pages 1-20
Aspects of Component Interactions in Polymer Systems....Pages 21-59
Rheology at interfaces....Pages 61-80
Interactions and Properties of Composites : a) Fibre-Matrix Adhesion Measurements....Pages 81-93
Interactions and Properties of Composites : b) Adhesion-Composites Properties Relationships....Pages 95-105
The Role of Interface at the Wall in Flow of Concentrated Composites....Pages 107-123
Application of Surface Analysis to High Performance Polymeric Adhesives and Composites....Pages 125-149
Some Experimental Methods of Characterizing Surfaces....Pages 151-168
Controlled Interphases in Glass Fiber and Particulate Reinforced Polymers: Structure of Silane Coupling Agents in Solutions and on Substrates....Pages 169-199
Control and Modification of Surfaces and Interfaces by Corona and Low Pressure Plasma....Pages 201-222
Plasmas and Surfaces — A Practical Approach to Good Composites....Pages 223-268
Plasma Polymerization of Acetylene: A Coating Technique for Fibre Reinforcement of Composites....Pages 269-285
Plasma Enhanced CVD of Aromatics: Surface Treatment of Carbon Fibres to Optimize Fibre/Matrix Adhesion....Pages 287-307
Some Notes on Surface Modification by Plasma....Pages 309-320
Science and Technology of Polymer Composites....Pages 321-357
Reinforcing Fibers for Composites....Pages 359-385
“In Situ” composites formed with Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Thermoplastic Matrices....Pages 387-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Open Questions on Effects of Fibre-Matrix Interactions on Compound and Composite Properties....Pages 411-413
Interface Stabilization in Polymer Blends by Means of Block and Graft Copolymers....Pages 415-416
Interfacial Chemical Interactions in Condensation Polymers and their Blends....Pages 417-420
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Interfacial Polarization and its Diagnostic Significance in Polymeric Composites....Pages 421-430
On the Physical Nature of Interfacial Layer in Polymer Coatings....Pages 431-432
The Effect of Corona Modification on the Composite Interfaces....Pages 433-434
Perculiarity of Film-Forming and Hydrolytic Decay of Tin-Containing Polymer Coatings....Pages 435-436
Diffusion of Metal Ions in Carboxylic Polymer Sorbents of Different Morphologic Structure....Pages 437-438
Adsorption of Methylene Blue on PVC-DOP-Natural Zeolite Composites....Pages 439-440
Optically Transparent Glass Fiber Reinforced Poly(methylmethacrylate) Laminates....Pages 441-441
The effect of recycling on the properties of thermoplastics composites....Pages 443-448
Carbon Fibers from Methane....Pages 449-450
Back Matter....Pages 451-455

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Interfaces, Interphases and “Adhesion”: A Perspective....Pages 1-20
Aspects of Component Interactions in Polymer Systems....Pages 21-59
Rheology at interfaces....Pages 61-80
Interactions and Properties of Composites : a) Fibre-Matrix Adhesion Measurements....Pages 81-93
Interactions and Properties of Composites : b) Adhesion-Composites Properties Relationships....Pages 95-105
The Role of Interface at the Wall in Flow of Concentrated Composites....Pages 107-123
Application of Surface Analysis to High Performance Polymeric Adhesives and Composites....Pages 125-149
Some Experimental Methods of Characterizing Surfaces....Pages 151-168
Controlled Interphases in Glass Fiber and Particulate Reinforced Polymers: Structure of Silane Coupling Agents in Solutions and on Substrates....Pages 169-199
Control and Modification of Surfaces and Interfaces by Corona and Low Pressure Plasma....Pages 201-222
Plasmas and Surfaces — A Practical Approach to Good Composites....Pages 223-268
Plasma Polymerization of Acetylene: A Coating Technique for Fibre Reinforcement of Composites....Pages 269-285
Plasma Enhanced CVD of Aromatics: Surface Treatment of Carbon Fibres to Optimize Fibre/Matrix Adhesion....Pages 287-307
Some Notes on Surface Modification by Plasma....Pages 309-320
Science and Technology of Polymer Composites....Pages 321-357
Reinforcing Fibers for Composites....Pages 359-385
“In Situ” composites formed with Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Thermoplastic Matrices....Pages 387-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Open Questions on Effects of Fibre-Matrix Interactions on Compound and Composite Properties....Pages 411-413
Interface Stabilization in Polymer Blends by Means of Block and Graft Copolymers....Pages 415-416
Interfacial Chemical Interactions in Condensation Polymers and their Blends....Pages 417-420
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Interfacial Polarization and its Diagnostic Significance in Polymeric Composites....Pages 421-430
On the Physical Nature of Interfacial Layer in Polymer Coatings....Pages 431-432
The Effect of Corona Modification on the Composite Interfaces....Pages 433-434
Perculiarity of Film-Forming and Hydrolytic Decay of Tin-Containing Polymer Coatings....Pages 435-436
Diffusion of Metal Ions in Carboxylic Polymer Sorbents of Different Morphologic Structure....Pages 437-438
Adsorption of Methylene Blue on PVC-DOP-Natural Zeolite Composites....Pages 439-440
Optically Transparent Glass Fiber Reinforced Poly(methylmethacrylate) Laminates....Pages 441-441
The effect of recycling on the properties of thermoplastics composites....Pages 443-448
Carbon Fibers from Methane....Pages 449-450
Back Matter....Pages 451-455
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