Spectroscopy Applied to Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 8204
Special Issue Editor
Interests: complementary spectroscopic techniques; infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopic; neutron scattering; polymers; peo; peg; disaccharides; trehalose; maltose; sucrose
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymers consist of a series of identical chemical structures that form a chain; each link in the chain is called a repeat unit. If one thinks about the etymology of the word, it comes from the Greek and is composed of " polýs " (many) and "méros " (parts). Therefore, a polymer is a molecule that contains many parts. Polymers are considered valuable systems for the study of interaction mechanisms with water, proteins, etc. Spectroscopic techniques are powerful tools to investigate the structural and dynamical properties of polymeric systems; in particular, such techniques allows to probe the structure and to obtain information on physicochemical changes that occur in polymers. In order to reach a quite accurate physical framework, the simultaneous application of many complementary techniques is requested. Thanks to this approach, it is possible to probe different space–time scales and to couple with different system variables. With this in mind, this Special Issue is focused on “Spectroscopy Applied to Polymers” in order to highlight the physicochemical characteristics of polymers. Papers dealing with spectroscopic techniques in the field of polymers are welcome; this represents an opportunity for the authors to share the content of their studies.
Dr. Maria Teresa Caccamo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spectroscopic techniques
- polymers
- application
- polymeric systems
- infrared spectroscopy
- Raman
- NMR
- dielectric spectroscopy
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