Polymer degradation future trends

In this review, some of the electroactive polymers most commonly studied during the past one and a half decades have been selected to illustrate the type and level of information obtainable from XPS core-level spectra. It concerns (a) the intrinsic structure, (b) the CT interaction, and (c) the stability and degradation behavior. The review is meant to be comprehensive, although emphasis has been placed on some specific issues related to these three basic physicochemical properties. For example, the chemical nature of the nitrogens in PPY and PAN has been critically compared on the basis of XPS data. Some of the major discrepancies in the XPS literature of electroactive polymers have also been examined. In most cases, preference has been given to results for which proper justification and careful comparison with available data are possible. Finally, some future trends in the application of XPS and other more surface sensitive techniques to the study of highly reactive conjugated polymer surfaces have been mentioned. 

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Future developments will depend on the general trends in polymer science and technology. Specialty polyolefin polymers obtained by synthesis or processing will be the object of future degradation studies. 

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