Structure and Properties of Ionomers

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Available Ionomers....Pages 1-9
A Review and Critical Analysis of Theories of Polar/Nonpolar Aggregation in Ionomers....Pages 11-26
Simple Considerations on the Morphology of Ionomers....Pages 27-37
Statistical Mechanics of Ion-Pair Association in Ionomers....Pages 39-50
The Exafs Spectroscopy Applied to the Ionic Aggregates of Halato-Telechelic Polymers....Pages 51-72
Exafs Analysis of Ion Containing Polymers....Pages 73-86
Chemistry in Ionomers....Pages 87-96
Chromium (III) and Cobalt (II) Aquo Complexes in PFSA (Nafion) Ionomer Films....Pages 97-105
EPR of Mn 2+ , Fe 3+ and Cu 2+ in Ionomers....Pages 107-116
Magnetization and Susceptibility of Ion-Containing Polymers....Pages 117-126
Electronic Spectra and Photophysical Properties of Ions as Probes for the Properties and Structure of Perfluorinated Ionomer Membranes....Pages 127-140
Structural Studies of Ionomers by Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 141-148
An NMR Study of α, ω-Dicarboxylatopolybutadiene....Pages 149-161
Structure of Ionomers : Use and Abuse of Saxs....Pages 163-170
Small Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Ionomers in the Bulk State....Pages 171-180
Labelling and Misinterpretation....Pages 181-188
Roundtable Discussion Concerning the Relations between the Results Obtained from Local and Macroscopic Studies....Pages 189-190
Viscoelastic Behavior of Ionomers in Bulk and Solution....Pages 191-226
Dielectric and Related Molecular Processes in Ion Containing Polymers....Pages 227-245
Spin-Glasses Versus Glassy Glasses....Pages 247-254
Glass Transitions in Multicomponent Systems....Pages 255-268
A Review of the Glass Transition in Surlyns and Polypentenamer Ionomers....Pages 269-277
Ionic Elastomers....Pages 279-290
‘Glass Transitions‘ in Ionomer Membranes....Pages 291-305
Glass Transition Temperatures in Styrene Ionomers and their Blends....Pages 307-319
Glass Transition Behavior of Carboxylato-Telechelic Polymers as Models of the Related Ionomers....Pages 321-330
Round Table Discussion on Glass Transition and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ionomers....Pages 331-340
Water Absorption Studies of Carboxilic and Sulfonic Ionomers : Correlations with their Microstructure....Pages 341-359
Effect of Solvents on Structure and Properties of Ionomers....Pages 361-376
Relationships between Polymer Structure and Ion Diffusion in Perfluorinated Ionomer Membranes....Pages 377-386
Review: Ionomer Solution Behavior....Pages 387-397
Gelation and Phase Separation of Solutions of Halato Telechelic Polymers....Pages 399-414
Gelation Theory for Ionomer Solutions....Pages 415-426
General Discussion Following the Session on Solutions and Gels....Pages 427-428
Ionomer Applications Including Ionic Elastomers and Polymer/Fluid Additives....Pages 429-438
Ionomers for Adhesives, Antistatics, Magnetic Recording, and Imaging Systems....Pages 439-451
Committee Report on Solved and Unsolved Problems in Ionomer Research....Pages 453-456
Committee Report on the Future Applications of Ionomers....Pages 457-459
Committee Report on Problems of Synthesis of Ion-Containing Polymers....Pages 461-464
Committee Report on Ionomer Characterization....Pages 465-467
The Microphase Separation in Polyurethane Ionomers....Pages 469-479
Structure and Molecular Motion in Complex Salts of Ethylene — Methacrylic Acid Copolymer With 1,3-Bis-Aminomethylcyclohexane and/or Zinc(II)....Pages 481-492
Conductivity and Thermally Stimulated Processes in Ionomers Based on SIS Block Copolymers....Pages 493-499
A Study of Water in Perfluorosulphonate Membranes Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 501-510
The Sodium Salts of Sulfonated Polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK) : Preparation and Characterization....Pages 511-516
Effects of Inter-or Intra-Molecular Interactions on Dynamics of Ionomers in Dilutes Solutions....Pages 517-520
Solution Properties of Polystyrene-Based Ionomers in Polar and Low-Polarity Solvents....Pages 521-528
Polystyrene Zwitter Ionomers....Pages 529-533
Sulfonatopropylbetain Random Copolymers: Zwitterionic Analogues of Ionomers....Pages 535-540
Ion Density as a Structure-Determining Factor in Ionenes....Pages 541-545
Dilute Solution Properties of Ionomers Obtained from Eudragit-S....Pages 547-553
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Concentrated Solutions of a Polystyrene Ionomer in a Styrene Oligomer....Pages 555-560
Ionomers from Sulfonated Polynorbornene....Pages 561-564
Back Matter....Pages 565-581