Advanced ESR Methods in Polymer Research (eBook)

SHULAMITH SCHLICK, DSc, is a Professor of Physical and Polymer Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Detroit Mercy. One of the foremost authorities in the field of polymer research, and the editor of one previous book, Dr. Schlick has held visiting professorships and appointments worldwide and has authored over 200 scientific articles and book chapters.

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 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

6 Local Dynamics of Polymers in Solution by Spin-Label ESR 133
Jan PilarB

7 Site-Specific Information on Macromolecular Materials by Combining CW and Pulsed ESR on Spin Probes 165
Gunnar Jeschke

8 ESR Methods for Assessing the Stability of Polymer Membranes Used in Fuel Cells 197
Emil Roduner and Shulamith Schlick

9 Spatially Resolved Degradation in Heterophasic Polymers From 1D and 2D Spectral-Spatial ESR Imaging Experiments 229
Shulamith Schlick and Krzysztof Kruczala

10 ESR Studies of Photooxidation and Stabilization of Polymer Coatings 255
David R. Bauer and John L. Gerlock

11 Characterization of Dendrimer Structures by ESR Techniques 279
M. Francesca Ottaviani and Nicholas J. Turro

12 High-Field ESR Spectroscopy of Conductive Polymers 307
Victor I. Krinichnyi

INDEX 339