This book is concerned with the configuration of polymers at the
interfacial zone between two other phases or immiscible components. In
recent years, developments in technology combined with increased
attention from specialists in a wide range of fields have resulted in a
considerable increase in our understanding of the behavior of polymers
at interfaces. Inevitably these advances have generated a wealth of
literature and although there have been numerous reviews, a critical
treatment with adequate descriptions of both theory and experiment,
including detailed analysis of the two, has been missing. This text
hopes to fill this gap, providing a timely and comprehensive account of
the field as it stands today.
This long needed work will be invaluable to experts as well as newcomers
in the broad field of polymers, interfaces and colloids, both in
industry and academia. Whilst industrial laboratories involved in this
field will find it indispensable, it will be equally important to anyone
with an interest in interfacial polymer or colloidal research.