IR spectroscopy is one of the most popular analytical measurement methods used for polymeric material characterization. However, this is mostly resticted to macroscopic analysis as Abbe diffraction ...

Polymers are used in many industries, including food packaging, tire manufacturing, adhesives, and medical-grade plastics. Photothermal atomic force microscope-based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) ...

Polymers are materials composed of repeated chains of molecules. Both natural and synthetic polymers possess many important properties that are influenced by the conformation and composition of ...

Raman spectroscopy has been used for polymer characterization for quite a while, but mainly for research purposes instead of routine analysis. The recent advances in Raman instrumentation now enable ...

In this paper, we review the vibrational spectroscopic analyses of the structure and hydrogen bonding of water in the vicinity of various polymers based on research performed by our group. Aqueous ...

(Nanowerk News) A recent publication in Spectroscopy Europe by lead authors from Kimberly Clark Corporation showed the use of AFM based nanoscale IR Spectroscopy for reverse engineering of polymeric ...

The molecular mass of polymers is a critical factor that influences their properties and applications. Unlike small molecules, polymers consist of a distribution of molecular weights and shapes.

Anionic surfactants are often used to intercalate LDHs to expand the basal spacing and make them compatible with the organic matrix. To prepare the polymer/LDH nanocomposite, we first modified MgAl(Cl ...

A recent publication in Spectroscopy Europe by lead authors from Kimberly Clark Corporation showed the use of AFM based nanoscale IR Spectroscopy for reverse engineering of polymeric multilayer films.