Publisher's Synopsis
The scope of this book is to give an up-to-date overview of the field of polyimide research - a field which has seen rapid growth and diversification in the last few years as well as a stronger involvement of university laboratories. Although synthesis of new materials still plays a major role, a number of groups work now on understanding the details of polyimide chemistry, structure and properties. This is reflected in the papers presented in this book which examine several major aspects of polyimides: new materials, synthesis, cure studies, structure-property studies, studies of mechanical and electrical properties, analysis of polyimides, interface studies, and applications. The papers, too numerous to list individually, are grouped under the following headings: 1. New Materials (18 papers) : includes polyimide blends (a new field), photosensitive polyimides, silicon-containing polyimides, copolymers, bismaleimide resins, semi-interpenetrating networks. 2. Synthesis (6 papers): includes new synthetic methods, polymerization mechanisms and properties of precursor solutions. 3.
