This collection of fourteen papers covers three aspects of film formation: its mechanism, the development of film properties in thermoplastic and crosslinkable systems, and the morphology and film structure of the resulting films. Advanced instrumental measurements are used to define morphology and determine unique film structures as well as to provide input into models of the film formation process.

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From the Preface: “...The continuing development of high solids, powder, waterborne and radiation-curable coating technologies is highly focused on reducing the emission of VOCs while maintaining and/or improving product properties in a cost-effective manner. Understanding the film formation process is one of the key enablers in the further development of these coatings technologies...We hope this book will encourage and foster continued studies to further our understanding of the scientifically challenging and commercially relevant issue of film formation in waterborne coatings.”

Target Audience: Polymer surface scientists; coatings technologists, researchers and engineers, especially those studying drying, and curing; instrumentation specialists; and students and faculty.

Table of Contents:

Mechanism Studies:

Drying Modes of Polymer Colloids

On Capillary Forces and Stress in Drying Latex Coating

Mobility and Molecular Interaction During Latex Film Formation

Molecular Weight Effect on the Film Formation of Latex and on Surfactant Distribution and Morphology

Film Formation from Blends of Carbodiimide and Carboxylic Acid—Functional Latex Film Properties

Film Properties:

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Property Development During Film Formation

Property Development During Film Formation of Two Component Waterborne Polyurethane Using Dielectric Spectroscopy

On-Line In-Situ Sensor Monitoring of Rapidly Curing Coatings—Films

Acetal Functionalized Latex Films Capable of Cross-Linking at Ambient Temperatures

Morphology and Film Structure:

Cryogenic Scanning Electron Microscopy of Early Stages of Film Formation in Drying Latex Coatings

Confocal Microscopy and Environmental SEM Applied to Matting Water-Based Lacquers

Influence of Carboxyl Groups on the Morphology and Surface Properties of Films Prepared from Model Carboxylated Latex Blends

Studies on Porosity in Polymer Latex Films

Creation of Polymer Films with Novel Structures and Properties by Processing with Inclusion Compounds

Index