When cooled or pressurized, polymer melts exhibit a tremendous reduction in molecular
mobility. If the process is performed at a constant rate, the structural relaxation time of the …

We review recent results from computer simulation studies of polymer glasses, from the
chain dynamics around the glass transition temperature Tg to the mechanical behaviour …

The presence of a solvent in a dense polymeric nanofiltration membrane layer can affect the
macromolecular dynamics of the polymer material and the mobility of the solvent penetrant …

Thin polymer films are ubiquitous in manufacturing and medical applications, and there has
been intense interest in how film thickness and substrate interactions influence film …

The study of glass formation is largely framed by semiempirical models that emphasize the
importance of progressively growing cooperative motion accompanying the drop in fluid …

The nature of alterations to dynamics and vitrification in the nanoscale vicinity of interfaces—
commonly referred to as “nanoconfinement” effects on the glass transition—has been an …

Miniaturization and manipulation of materials at nanometer scale are key challenges in
nanoscience and nanotechnology. In membrane science and technology, the fabrication of …

The structural dynamics of polymers and simple liquids confined at the nanometer scale has
been intensively investigated in the last two decades in order to test the validity of theories …

When confined to the nanoscale, the glass transition temperature (T g) of polymer films can
deviate substantially from the bulk, ie, the T g-confinement effect. Due to ease of processing …

Molecular, polymeric, colloidal, and other classes of liquids can exhibit very large, spatially
heterogeneous alterations of their dynamics and glass transition temperature when confined …