NMR of Polymers

NMR has made important contributions to our understanding of structure-property relationships in polymers. This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of NMR, with applications of multidimensional NMR and the new solution and solid-state methods in polymer science. NMR of Polymers is written by leading authorities for graduate students and professionals in academia and industry.

Zusammenfassung
NMR has made important contributions to our understanding of structure property relationships in polymers. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of NMR, with applications of multidimensional NMR and the solution and solid-state methods in polymer science.

Inhalt

Fundamentals of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Introduction
Nuclear Spin and the NMR Phenomenon
Detection of the Resonance Phenomenon
Nuclear Relaxation. Magnetic Shielding and the Chemical Shift
Indirect Coupling of Nuclear Spins
Rate Phenomena: Averaging of Chemical Shifts and JCouplings
Experimental Methods
The Microstructure of Polymer Chains
Introduction. Polymer Microstructure
Configurational Statistics and Propagation Mechanism
Propagation Errors
The Solution Characterization of Polymers
Introduction. Resonances Assignments
Microstructural Characterization of Polymers in Solution
The Solution Structure of Polymers
The Solid-State NMR of Polymers
Introduction. Chain Conformation in the Solid State
The Organization of Polymers in the Solid-State
NMR Imaging of Polymers
The Dynamics of Macromolecules
Introduction. Polymer Dynamics in Solution
Polymer Dynamics in the Solid State