Polymer Thin Films

Polymer thin films is an emerging area driven by their enormous technological potential and the intellectually challenging academic problems associated with them. This book contains a collection of review articles on the current topics of polymer films written by leading experts in the field. To reflect the interdisciplinary nature of this field, the contributors hail from a wide range of disciplines, including chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, engineers, and physicists. The goal of this book is to provide readers, whether involved in or outside of the field of polymer films, with an encompassing and informative reference.

Block Copolymer Films: Ordering and Alignment Control, Equilibrium on Chemically Patterned Surfaces, Structural Evolution, Device and Medical Applications; Thin Film Friction of Soft Surfaces; Adhesion; Hierarchical Structure of Polymer Nanoparticles; Polymer Crystallization in Thin Films; Polymer Thin Film Dynamics; Dewetting; Surface Wrinkling.