In this article, the effects of size and confinement at the nanometre size scale on both the
melting temperature, T m, and the glass transition temperature, T g, are reviewed. Although …

In this article, we present a detailed account of important recent developments in the rapidly
evolving area of glass transitions in thin polymer films. We review the case of polymer films …

The past 20 years have seen a substantial effort to understand dynamics and the glass
transition in thin polymer films. In this Perspective, we consider developments in this field …

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Spin-coating is widely employed for the highly reproducible fabrication of thin film coatings
over large areas with high structural uniformity. Research in recent years has extended the …

Surface modifications by polymers are becoming increasingly important for various
applications ranging from biotechnology to advanced microelectronics. Recent successful …

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a robust method for the preparation of well‐
defined (co) polymers. This process has also enabled the preparation of a wide range of …

The glass transition temperature T g and the temperature T α corresponding to the peak in
the dielectric loss due to the α process have been simultaneously determined as functions of …

The physical aging at 35° C of three glassy polymers, polysulfone, a polyimide and poly (2, 6-
dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene oxide), has been tracked by measurement of the permeation of …

We review recent work on the motion of polymer molecules confined to thin films. There has
been considerable experimental evidence for large reductions in the glass transition …