Preface |
Introduction |
Tribology of Polymers: A Perspective / B. J. Briscoe1.: |
Contact Mechanics of Polymeric Materials |
Contact Mechanics and Adhesion of Viscoelastic Spheres / K. L. Johnson2.: |
Surface and Bulk Properties in Adherence of Elastic-Viscoelastic Solids / J. C. Charmet ; D. Vallet ; M. Barquins3.: |
Creep Effects in Nanometer-Scale Contacts to Linear Viscoelastic Materials / W. N. Unertl4.: |
The Role of Interfacial Slippage in Adhesive Release / K. Vorvolakos ; M. K. Chaudhury5.: |
Response of Thin Oligomer Films to Steady and Transient Shear / Mark O. Robbins ; Arlette R. C. Baljon6.: |
Micromechanics and Microtribology |
Micromechanics and Microtribology of Polymer Films / F. Oulevey ; D. Gourdon ; E. Dupas ; M. Liley ; C. Duschl ; A. J. Kulik ; G. Gremaud ; N. A. Burnham7.: |
Physics and Physical Chemistry at the Nanotip Scale: Fundamental Investigation of the Mechanical Response of Soft Materials with an Atomic Force Microscope / S. Kopp-Marsaudon ; L. Nony ; D. Michel ; J. P. Aime8.: |
Disentanglement in Ultrathin Polymer Films, Surface Strain, and Auto-Dewetting / R. M. Overney ; C. Buenviaje ; S. Ge ; M. Rafailovich ; J. Sokolov9.: |
Scanning Force Microscopy Probing of Micromechanical Properties of Polymers / Z. Huang ; S. A. Chizhik ; V. V. Gorbunov ; N. K. Myshkin ; V. V. Tsukruk10.: |
Probing Adhesive, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Polymer Surfaces Using Scanning Probe Microscopy / Gregory F. Meyers ; Benjamin M. DeKoyen ; Michael T. Dineen ; Andrew Strandjord ; Paul J. O'Connor ; Terry Hu ; Yi-Hung Chiao ; Hubert M. Pollack|cAzzedine Hammiche11.: |
Temperature-Dependent Surface Properties of Thin Polystyrene Films Determined by Scanning Force Microscopy / Othmar Marti ; Sabine Hild12.: |
Viscoelastic Measurements in Thin Polystrene Melts as Derived from Scanning Force Microscopy-Induced Nanoflow Patterns / Ronald H. Schmidt ; Wayne L. Gladfelter ; Greg Haugstad13.: |
Experimental Study of the Friction Regimes on Viscoelastic Materials / C. Basire ; C. Fretigny14.: |
Micro- and Nano-Wear of Polymeric Materials / G. S. Blackman ; L. Lin ; R. R. Matheson15.: |
Surface Microstructures of Various Polymers |
Surface Nanochemical Studies of Polymers and Other Organic Surfaces by Scanning Force Microscopy / Kirill Feldman ; Georg Hahner ; Nicholas D. Spencer16.: |
Molecular Relaxations in Polymer Films Studied by Temperature-Controlled Friction-Force Microscopy / Jon A. Hammerschmidt17.: |
Polypropylene/(Ethylene-Propylene) Copolymer Blends: Surface Morphology and Elasticity as Measured by AFM and FMM / B. Nysten ; C. Meerman ; E. Tomasetti18.: |
Molecular Alignment and Nanotribology of Polymeric Solids Studied by Lateral Force Microscopy / G. Julius Vancso ; Holger Schonher19.: |
Scanning Force Microscopy Study of Polyethylene Single Crystals Prepared by a Self-Seeding Method / Tomokazu Fujii ; Atsushi Takahara ; Tisato Kajiyama20.: |
Sparse Coatings by Disperse Adsorption of Cylindrical Brushes / Sergei S. Sheiko ; Svetlana A. Prokhorova ; Ute Schmidt ; Peter Dziezok ; Manfred Schmidt ; Martin Moller21.: |
Microphase Separation and Morphological Transitions at the Surface of Block Copolymers / Ph. Leclere ; J. L. Bredas ; G. Moineau ; M. Minet ; Ph. Dubois ; R. Jerome ; R. Lazzaroni22.: |
Modeling the Interactions between Polymers and Clay Surfaces through Self-Consistent Field Theory / Anna C. Balazs ; Chandralekha Singh ; Ekaterina Zhulina23.: |
Industrial Applications |
Use of Wear Tests for Plastics / Kenneth G. Budinski24.: |
Nanotribology of Polymer Surfaces for Disk Drive Applications / C. Mathew Mate ; Junhua Wu25.: |
The Effect of Surface Texture on the Friction of Automotive Interior Plastics / Norman S. Eiss, Jr. ; Edward Lee26.: |
Micromechanical Characterization of Scratch and Mar Behavior of Automotive Topcoats / 27.: |
Investigation of Tribological Properties of Polymeric Surface Coatings with Scanning Probe Microscope / Weidian Shen ; Frank N. Jones28.: |
Friction and Durability of Chemisorbed Organic Lubricants for Microelectromechanical Systems / M. T. Dugger ; D. C. Senft ; G. C. Nelson29.: |
Physics of Friction Applied to Medical Devices / Andrea Liebmann-Vinson30.: |
Indexes |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Preface |
Introduction |
Tribology of Polymers: A Perspective / B. J. Briscoe1.: |