Characterization of Polymer Blends with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

Characterization of Polymer Blends with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy... 

The volume opens with an account of PISEMA Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy by A. Ramamoorthy, Y. Wei and D.-K. Lee, this is followed by a review of 3D Structure Elucidation Using NMR Chemical Shifts by U. Sternberg, R. Witter and A. S. Ulrich, next comes an account of Se NMR Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Chemistry by H. Duddeck, the following report is on Structural Studies of Polymer Blends by Solid State NMR from H. Kurosu and Q. Chen, finally there is a discussion of the Structural Characterization of Silicon-based Polymer Materials by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy from S. Kuroki, H. Kimura and I. Ando. 

The unique capabilities of solid-state deuteron NMR (as well as experiments with N and result from the ability to assess ordering and mobility of individual bonds in a solid material. One can specifically examine the molecular mechanisms that determine bulk properties. This ability has motivated deuteron studies of such fundamental issues as the nature of the glass-transition [10-18] interactions in blends and mixtures [19-26], the molecular ordering and dynamics of crystalline materials [10,11,27-31] dynamics of elastomers [32-45], dielectric properties [46,47] and mechanical spectroscopy [48-51]. New experiments continue to be tied to methods development, particularly in the areas of multi-dimensional NMR [10,11,46, 52-61]. Recently, deuteron NMR has been employed in the characterization of new materials, for example for new liquid crystalline polymers [62-84],... 

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