Surface Characterization Of Advanced Polymers

Surface Characterization of Advanced Polymers Edited by Luigia Sabbatini and Pier Giorgio Zambonin This book provides a comprehensive approach to the surface analysis of polymers of technological interest by means of modern electron and ion spectroscopies (XPS, ToF-SIMS, ISS, HREELS). Case studies are critically discussed by well-known experts who propose strategies for the unequivocal interpretation of surface spectroscopic findings. Newcomers to the field will benefit from the extensive introductory chapter describing the fundamentals of spectroscopic techniques. This is a specialized book, written at an easily comprehensible level. It is recommended to all people involved in surface characterization and chemical analysis and, more generally, interested in polymer science and advanced materials. Professors at the University of Bari, Italy, Luigia, Sabbatini and Pier Giorgio Zambonin have published extensively in the field. Their research interests include electrosynthesis, spectroscopic characterization and applications of conducting and semiconducting polymers.