PART I: Structural and Morphological Characterization The Morphology of Crystalline Polymers D.C. Bassett Nanostructure Development in Semicrystalline Polymers during Deformation by Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering and Diffraction Techniques B.S. Hsiao Nanostructures of Two-Component Amorphous Block Copolymers: Effect of Chain Architecture R. Adhikari and G.H. Michler PART II: Deformation Mechanisms at Nanoscopic Level Crazing and Fracture in Amorphous Polymers: Micromechanisms and Effect of Molecular Variables H.H. Kausch and J.L. Halary Strength and Toughness of Crystalline Polymer Systems A. Galeski Microdeformation and Fracture in Semicrystalline Polymers Christopher J.G. Plummer Micromechanical Deformation Mechanisms in Polyolefins: Influence of Polymorphism and Molecular Weight S. Henning and Goerg H. Michler Micro-Indentation Studies of Polymers Relating to Nanostructure and Morphology F.J. Balta Calleja, A. Flores, and F. Ania Micromechanics of Particle-Modified Semicrystalline Polymers: Influence of Anisotropy Due to Transcrystallinity and/or Flow J. A. W. van Dommelen and H. E. H. Meijer Micromechanical Mechanisms of Toughness Enhancement in Nanostructured Amorphous and Semicrystalline Polymers G.H. Michler PART III: Mechanical Properties Improvement and Fracture Behavior Structure-Property Relationship in Rubber Modified Amorphous Thermoplastic Polymers W. Heckmann, G.E. McKee, and F. Ramsteiner Deformation Mechanisms and Toughness of Rubber and Rigid Filler Modified Semicrystalline Polymers C. Harrats and G. Groeninckx Structure-Property Relationships in Nanoparticle/Semicrystalline Thermoplastic Composites J. Karger-Kocsis and Z. Zhang Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Nanofiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites K. Schulte and M.C.M. Nolte Nano- and Microlayered Polymers: Structure and Properties T.E. Bernal-Lara, A. Ranade, A. Hiltner, and E. Baer High Stiffness and High Impact Strength Polymer Composites by Hot Compaction of Oriented Fibers and Tapes P.J. Hine, and I.M. Ward Index
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