Advanced ESR Methods in Polymer Research [Hardcover]

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 ix

ABOUT THE EDITOR xi

CONTRIBUTORS xiii

PART I ESR FUNDAMENTALS 1

1 Continuous-Wave and Pulsed ESR Methods 3
Gunnar Jeschke and Shulamith Schlick

2 Double Resonance ESR Methods 25
Gunnar Jeschke

3 Calculating Slow-Motion ESR Spectra of Spin-Labeled Polymers 53
Keith A. Earle and David E. Budil

4 ESR Imaging 85
Shulamith Schlick

PART II ESR APPLICATIONS 99

5 ESR Study of Radicals in Conventional Radical Polymerization Using Radical Precursors Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization 101
Atsushi Kajiwara and KrzylC!