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This treatise emphasizes recent developments in this field, providing exhaustive
coverage of the full range of topics associated with polyimides, including structure,
synthesis, polymer fundamentals, and product areas. An extensive and valuable
section on surface characterization and modification and adhesion aspects is
included. Other topics addressed include vapor phase deposition and the chemistry
and kinetics of polyimide formation; thermal and infrared curing, charge transfer,
sorption, water vapor diffusion, dielectric properties, and degradation and
stability; and more.
From the Preface: “...This book was conceived with the aim of providing
a comprehensive source of information in this burgeoning area. Most books on
polyimides have emanated from various symposia. The first comprehensive symposium
on this topic was organized by one of us (KLM) in 1982, and since then there
have been many conferences and symposia on this special class of high-performance
polymers covering their various ramifications. So we thought it was opportune
now to summarize the status of this field in the form of a treatise...”
Target Audience: Physical, surface, colloid, and adhesive chemists; plastics,
chemical, and assembly engineers; materials, polymer, and adhesion scientists;
mechanical designers; packaging technologists; and upper-level undergraduate
and graduate level students in these disciplines.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: History of the Invention and Development of the Polyimides
Synthesis:
Synthesis of Polyimides
Synthesis of Polyamideimides
Synthesis of Fluorinated Polyimides
Photosensitive Polyimides: Molecular Design and Synthesis
Chemistry and Kinetics of Polyimide Formation
Vapor Phase Deposition of Polyimides
Bulk Properties and Modifications:
Thermal Curing in Polyimide Films and Coatings
Infrared Curing of Polyimides
Sorption and Diffusion of Water Vapor in Polyimide Films
Charge Transfer in Aromatic Polyimides
Dielectric Properties of Polyimides and Factors Influencing Such Properties
Degradation and Stability of Polyimides
Surface Characterization, Modification, and Adhesion Aspects:
Surface Characterization of Polyimides
Plasma Surface Modification and Etching of Polyimides
Laser Ablation of Polyimides
Ion Beam Modification of Polyimides
Wet Chemical Modification of Polyimide Surfaces: Chemistry and Application
Tribological Behavior of Polyimides
Adhesion of Polyimides to Various Substrates
Adhesion of Metal Films to Polyimides
Applications:
Polyimides for Gas Separation
Applications of Polyimides as Photosensitive Materials
Polyimides in High-Performance Electronics Packaging and Optoelectronic Applications
Polyimides as Langmuir—Blodgett Films
Index
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