Structure and Properties of Ionomers

Abstract

Available Ionomers.- A review and critical analysis of theories of polar/ nonpolar aggregation in ionomers.- Simple considerations on the morphology of ionomers.- Statistical mechanics of ion-pair association in ionomers.- The EXAFS spectroscopy applied to the ionic aggregates of HTP.- EXAFS analysis of ion containing polymers.- Chemistry in ionomers.- Chromium (III) and cobalt (II) aquo complexes in PFSA (nafion) Ionomer films.- EPR of Mn2+ , Fe3+ and Cu2+ in ionomers.- Magnetization and susceptibility of ion-containing polymers.- Electronic spectra and photophysical properties of ions as probes for the properties and structure of perfluorinated ionomer membranes.- Structural studies of ionomers by infrared spectroscopy.- An NMR study of a,?-dicarboxylatopolybutadiene.- Structure of ionomers: use and abuse of SAXS.- Small angle neutron scattering studies of ionomers in the bulk state.- Labelling and misinterpretation.- Roundtable discussion concerning the relations between the results obtained from local and macroscopic studies.- Viscoelastic behavior of ionomers in bulk and solution.- Dielectric and related molecular processes in ion containing polymers.- Spin-glasses versus glassy glasses.- Glass transitions in multicomponent systems.- A review of the glass transition in surlyns and polypentenamer ionomers.- Ionic elastomers.- 'Glass transitions' in ionomer membranes.- Glass transition temperatures in styrene ionomers and their blends.- Glass transition behavior of carboxylato-telechelic polymers as models of the related ionomers.- Round table discussion on glass transition and dynamic mechanical properties of ionomers.- Water absorption studies of carboxilic and sulfonic ionomers: correlations with their microstructure.- Effect of solvents on structure and properties of ionomers.- Relationships between polymer structure and ion diffusion in perfluorinated ionomer membranes.- Review: Ionomer solution behavior.- Gelation and phase separation of solutions of halato telechelic polymers.- Gelation theory for ionomer solutions.- Gerneral discussion following the session on solutions and gels.- Ionomer applications including ionic elastomers and polymer/ fluid additives.- Ionomers for adhesives, antistatics, magnetic recording, and imaging systems.- Committee report on solved and unsolved problems in ionomer research.- Committee report on the future applications of ionomers.- Committee report on problems of synthesis of ion-containing polymers.- Committee report on ionomer characterization.- The microphase separation in polyurethane ionomers.- Structure and molecular motion in complex salts of ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer with 1,3-bis-amino- methylcyclohexane and/or zinc (II).- Conductivity and thermally stimulated processes in ionomers based on SIS block copolymers.- A study of water in perfluorosulphonate membranes using near infrared spectroscopy.- The sodium salts of sulfonated polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK): preparation and characterization.- Effects of inter- or intra-molecular interactions on dynamics of ionomers in dilutes solutions.- Solution properties of polystyrene-based ionomers in polar and low-polarity solvents.- Polystyrene zwitter ionomers.- Sulfonatopropylbetain random copolymers: zwitterionic analogues of ionomers.- Ion density as a structure-determining factor in ionenes.- Dilute solution properties of ionomers obtained from EUDRAGIT-S.- Dynamic mechanical properties of concentrated solutions of a polystyrene ionomer in a styrene oligomer.- Ionomers from sulfonated polynorbornene.