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 …

The free surface of a thin soft polymer film is often found to become unstable and self-
organizes into various meso-scale structures. In this article we classify the instability of a thin …

We review the recent activity aiming to clarify glassy dynamics in nanostructured polymer
glasses, in particular thin films, nanocomposites and nanospheres. Special emphasis is …

The glass transition temperature (T g) of polymer thin films, one of the most important
parameters to characterize the relaxation behavior of polymer chains in a thin film, has been …

Two challenging scientific disciplines, ie, the physics of glasses [Anderson, Science 267,
1615 (1995); Kennedy and Norman, Science 309, 75 (2005)] and interface chemistry …

Using fluorescence-based measurements, the effect of confinement on the glass transition
temperature (T g) was investigated in seven polymer systems of single-layer films supported …

The calorimetric glass transition (T g) is measured for single polystyrene ultrathin films using
a commercial rapid-scanning chip calorimeter as a function of cooling rate and film …

The fate of matter when decreasing the temperature at constant pressure is that of passing
from gas to liquid and, subsequently, from liquid to crystal. However, a class of materials can …

Polymeric materials, used predominantly in their bulk form, are now finding increasing
application as thin films or where the end-use dimensions are approaching the size of the …

It is well-established that interfaces play critical roles in biological and synthetic processes.
Aside from significant practical applications, the most accessible and measurable quantity is …