Book review: Macromolecular symposia: organic light-emitting materials and devices. Edited by H. Höcker. Hüthig & Wepf, Heidelberg, 1997. pp. 211, price DM90, SFr78, öS638, US$55. ISBN 3-85739-322-X

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• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 114 KB
• Volume: 46
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0959-8103
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0126(199806)46:2<157::aid-pi24>3.0.co;2-l

✦ Synopsis

This volume is designed to facilitate the analysis of polymeric materials and compositions, which, for those who, for example, have to analyse a paint, and know the numerous problems involved. The term "deformulationÏ in the title is somewhat unusual.

Physical methods are increasingly used, and surface analysis is of increasing importance : 37 pages are devoted to the latter. This includes familiar methods, such as light and electron microscopy, and newer developments such as Auger spectroscopy, which provides analysis of the Ðrst few atomic layers (10 or less) of the surface of a sample. Ó Bulk analysis (52 pages) includes atomic spectroscopy, X-ray di †raction, various types of chromatography, NMR, and mass and ultraviolet spectroscopy.

The major part of the volume is devoted to a description of paint, adhesives inks, and plastics with regard to their raw materials and formulation, with some short chapters on simple methods of deformulation. An appendix gives typical formulations in each class, and a list of USA suppliers.