Journal of Polymer Science. Part B, Polymer Physics 2002: Vol 40 Table of Contents

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JOURNAL OF
POLYMER SCIENCE
PART:B
Polymer Physics
Volume Contents
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 1, January 1, 2002
ARTICLES
Effects of Humidity on Environmental Stress Cracking Behavior in Poly(methyl
methacrylate)
C. ISHIYAMA, T. SAKUMA, M. SHIMOJO, AND Y. HIGO
Published online 9 November 2001
Two Mechanisms of the Fragmentation of Thin Coatings on Rubber Substrates
S. L. BAZHENOV, A. L. VOLYNSKII, V. M. ALEXANDROV, AND N. F. BAKEEV
Published online 8 November 2001
Morphology, Crystalline Structure, and Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Silica
Hybrid Composites
J.-W. KIM, W.-J. CHO, AND C.-S. HA
Published online 9 November 2001
Influence of the B-Crystalline Phase on the Mechanical Properties of Unfilled and
Calcium Carbonate-filled Polypropylene: Ductile Cracking and Impact Behavior
T. LABOUR, G. VIGIER, R. SEGUELA, C. GAUTHIER, G. ORANGE, AND Y. BOMAL
Published online 9 November 2001
Velocity-Correlation Analysis in Polymer—Solvent Mixtures
A. VERGARA, L. PADUANO, AND R. SARTORIO
Published online 9N ovember 2001
Fluoropolyether Coatings: Relationships of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Measurements, Barrier Properties, and Polymer Structure
M. DELUCCHI, S. TURRI, A. BARBUCCI, M. BASSI, S. NOVELLI, AND G. CERISOLA
Published online 9 November 2001
Free-Volume Variation in Polyethylenes of Different Crystallinities: Positron Lifetime,
Density, and X-Ray Studies
G. DLUBEK, J. STEJNY, TH. LUPKE, D. BAMFORD, K. PETTERS, CH. HUBNER, M. A. ALAM, AND M. J. HILL
Published online 12 November 2001
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Oxygen-Containing Polymer [Poly(vinyl
methyl! ether), Poly(vinyl methyl ketone), and Poly(methy! methacrylate)| Surfaces
Metalized by Vacuum-Deposited Nickel
P. BEBIN AND R. E. PRUD'HOMME
Published online 12 November 2001
Preparation of Oriented B-Form Poly(L-lactic acid) by Solid-State Extrusion
D. SAWAI, K. TAKAHASHI, T. IMAMURA, K. NAKAMURA, T. KANAMOTO, AND S.-H. HYON
Published online 12 November 2001
Elastic Behavior of Bimodal Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Networks
L.-X. ZHANG, Z.-T. JIANG, AND D.-L. ZHAO
Published online 12 November 2001
Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Based on Polyurethane and Polymethacrylate
Functional Prepolymers: Morphology and Mechanical Properties in Dependence of the
Concentration of Functional Groups
A. ANZLOVAR AND M. ZIGON
Published online 19 November 2001
Novel Etching Phenomena in Poly(3-hydroxy butyrate) and Poly(oxymethylene)
Spherulites
M. M. SHAHIN AND R. H. OLLEY
Published online 16 November 2001
Thermoresponsive Conductivity of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Potassium Chloride Gel
Electrolytes
J. CHEN, Y. MAEKAWA, M. YOSHIDA, AND N. TSUBOKAWA
Published online 16 November 2001
Relationship of Deformation Behavior to Thermal Transitions of Ethylene/Styrene and
Ethylene/Octene Copolymers
A. CHANG, Y. W. CHEUNG, A. HILTNER, AND E. BAER
Published online 16 November 2001
Phenomenological Approach to Compare the Crystallization Kinetics of Isotactic
Polypropylene and Polyamide-6 under Pressure
V. LA CARRUBBA, V. BRUCATO, AND S. PICCAROLO
Published online 19 November 2001
NOTE
Temperature and Composition Effects on Polymorphism Changes in Cold-Crystallized
Miscible Blends of Syndiotactic and Atactic Polystyrenes
Y. S. SUN AND E. M. WOO
Published online 26 November 2001
II
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 2, January 15, 2002
ARTICLES
Degradation of a Poly(ester urethane) Elastomer. I. Absorption and Diffusion of Water
in Estane® 5703 and Related Polymers
M. R. SALAZAR, S. L. THOMPSON, K. E. LAINTZ, AND R. T PACK
Published online 29 November 2001
Degradation of a Poly(ester urethane) Elastomer. II. Kinetic Modeling of the Hydrolysis
of a Poly(butylene adipate)
M. R. SALAZAR AND R. T PACK
Published online 29 November 2001
Constant Loss in Brillouin Spectra of Polymers
A. KISLIUK, V. N. NOVIKOV, AND A. P. SOKOLOV
Published online 29 November 2001
Persistent Spectral Hole-Burning Study on Dendrimer Porphyrins
S. MACHIDA, K. SUGIHARA, |. TAKAHASHI, K. HORIE, D.-L. JIANG, AND T. AIDA
Published online 30 November 2001
Angular Dependence in the Transmittance from Self-Organized Striped Pattern of
Refractive Indices in Photopolymer
T. UEMATSU, S. MAENOSONO, A. WATANABE, AND Y. YAMAGUCHI
Published online 30 November 2001
Direct Current Conductivity and Ion Motions in Poly(vinyl chloride)-Poly-1,4-cis
Butadiene Blends by Electrical Relaxation Method
Y. ANADA
Published online 3 December 2001
Energy Storage and Strain-Recovery Processes in Highly Deformed Semicrystalline
Poly(butylene terephthalate)
T. RICCO AND A. PEGORETTI
Published online 4 December 2001
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 3, February 1, 2002
ARTICLES
Structural Features of Crystallized Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Polymers
W. LU, K. A. DEBELAK, A. R. WITT, C. YANG, W. E. COLLINS, AND C. LOTT
Published online 13 December 2001
Quantifying Phase Behavior in Partially Miscible Polystyrene/Poly(styrene-co-4-
bromostyrene) Blends
R. E. GORGA, E. L. JABLONSKI, P. THIYAGARAJAN, S. SEIFERT, AND B. NARASIMHAN
Published online 11 December 2001
Mechanical Properties of Clay-Reinforced Polyamide
K. MASENELLI-VARLOT, E. REYNAUD, G. VIGIER, AND J. VARLET
Published online 11 December 2001
Analysis of Blends of Poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) with an Epoxy/Aromatic Amine
Resin Using Scanning Thermal Microscopy
L. BARRAL, J. CANO, F. J. DIEZ, J. LOPEZ, C. RAMIREZ, M. J. ABAD, AND A. ARES
Published online 13 December 2001
Unified Analysis of Thermodynamic and Rheological Properties of High Polymer
Solutions. I. Binary Systems
T. S. GRIGERA, |. M. IRURZUN, M. S. CORTIZO, R. V. FIGINI, AND M. MARX-FIGINI
Published online 13 December 2001
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 4, February 15, 2002
ARTICLES
On the Wall Slip of Polymer Blends
A. MACIEL, V. SALAS, J. F. A. SOLTERO, J. GUZMAN, AND 0. MANERO
Published online 4 January 2002
Lamellar-Level Morphology Induced by Combined Crystallization and Liquid—Liquid
Demixing in a Poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalate) Blend
J. K. LEE, H. J. BANG, AND K. H. LEE
Published online 4 January 2002
Crystallization Kinetics and Melting Behavior of Metallocene Short-Chain Branched
Polyethylene Fractions
F.-C. CHIU, Q. FU, Y. PENG, AND H.-H. SHIH
Published online 4 January 2002
Analogy in Adsorption Behavior of Homopolyelectrolyte Mixtures As Compared to
Analogous Diblock Polyampholytes
B. MAHLTIG, J.-F. GOHY, R. JEROME, H.-M. BUCHHAMMER, AND M. STAMM
Published online 7 January 2002
Block Copolymer Compatibilizers for Polystyrene/Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Blends
M. MARIC AND C. W. MACOSKO
Published online 4 January 2002
IV
Preparation and Properties of Graded Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Vulcanizates
Y. IKEDA
Published online 4 January 2002
Influence of Microstructure on Space Charges of Polypropylene
X. LI, Q. DU, J. KANG, AND D. TU
Published online 4 January 2002
Temporal Scaling Analysis: Linear and Crosslinked Polymers
G. D. J. PHILLIES
Published online 4 January 2002
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigation of Structural Changes in Nafion
Membranes Induced by Swelling with Various Solvents
S. K. YOUNG, S. F. TREVINO, AND N. C. BECK TAN
Published online 7 January 2002
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 5, March 1, 2002
ARTICLES
Approach for the Calculation of High-Order Connectivity Indices of Polymers and Its
Application
C. ZHONG AND C. YANG
Published online 10 January 2002
Nonisothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Polypropylene/Montmorillonite
Nanocomposites
W. XU, M. GE, AND P. HE
Published online 15 January 2002
Microphase Separation in Poly(acrylonitrile—butadiene—styrene) (ABS) Studied with
Paramagnetic Spin Probes. I. Electron Spin Resonance Spectra
B. VARGHESE AND S. SCHLICK
Published online 15 January 2002
Microphase Separation in Poly(acrylonitrile—butadiene—-styrene) (ABS) Studied with
Paramagnetic Spin Probes. II. Simulation of Electron Spin Resonance Spectra
B. VARGHESE AND S. SCHLICK
Published online 23 January 2002
Free Volume, Glass Transition, and Degree of Branching in Metallocene-Based
Propylene/a-Olefin Copolymers: Positron Lifetime, Density, and Differential Scanning
Calorimetric Studies
G. DLUBEK, D. BAMFORD, A. RODRIGUEZ-GONZALEZ, S. BORNEMANN, J. STEJNY, B. SCHADE, M. A. ALAM, AND M. ARNOLD
Published online 23 January 2002
Investigation of the Relationship of the Glass-Transition Temperature and the Polymer
Structure by Fuzzy Set Theory
H. SUN, Y. TANG, G. WU, AND F. ZHANG
Published online 23 January 2002
Effects of Humidity on Young’s Modulus in Poly(methy! methacrylate)
C. ISHIYAMA AND Y. HIGO
Published online 23 January 2002
Influence of Long-Chain Branching on the Miscibility of Poly(ethylene-r-ethylethylene)
Blends with Different Microstructures
Y. Y. CHEN, T. P. LODGE, AND F. S. BATES
Published online 23 January 2002
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 6, March 15, 2002
ARTICLES
Structural Characteristics and Moisture Sorption Behavior of Nylon-6/Clay Hybrid Films
S. MURASE, A. INOUE, Y. MIVASHITA, N. KIMURA, AND Y. NISHIO
Published online 29 January 2002
Exchange Equilibria on Nonconventional Pyridine Strong Base Anion Exchangers by
Surface-Complexation Theory
V. NEAGU AND C. LUCA
Published online 29 January 2002
Development of a Simultaneous Measurement System of X-ray Diffraction and Raman
Spectra: Application to Structural Study of Crystalline-Phase Transitions of Chain
Molecules
K. TASHIRO, S. KARIYO, A. NISHIMORI, T. FUJII, S. SARAGAI, S. NAKAMOTO, T. KAWAGUCHI, A. MAATSUMOTO, AND 0. RANGSIMAN,
Published online 5 February 2002
Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Blown Films of a Low-Density Polyethylene/
Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Blend
J. LU AND H.-J. SUE
Published online 1 February 2002
Correlation between Crystallization Kinetics and Microdomain Morphology in Block
Copolymer Blends Exhibiting Confined Crystallization
W. LEE, H.-L. CHEN, AND T.-L. LIN
Published online 29 January 2002
Structure and Properties of the Mesophase of Syndiotactic Polystyrene. I. Effect of
Casting Conditions on the Preparation of the Mesophase
D. A. RANI, Y. YAMAMOTO, A. SAITO, M. SIVAKUMAR, Y. TSUJITA, H. YOSHIMIZU, AND T. KINOSHITA
Published online 29 January 2002
VI
Structures Induced by Irradiation of Femto-Second Laser Pulse in Polymeric Materials
S. KATAYAMA, M. HORIIKE, K. HIRAO, AND N. TSUTSUMI
Published online 1 February 2002
Bonding of a Viscoelastic Periodic Rough Surface to a Rigid Layer
C. Y. HUI, Y. Y. LIN, AND C. CRETON
Published online 1 February 2002
Effect of the Copolymer Composition on the K and a Constants of the Mark—Houwink
Equation: Styrene—Methyl Methacrylate Random Copolymers
P. N. SONGKHLA AND J. WOOTTHIKANOKKHAN
Published online 1 February 2002
Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation in Polyolefin Resins
K. R. DOOLAN
Published online 1 February 2002
Friction and Damage in the Scratching of Poly(7-butyl acrylate) Films
S. L. ZHANG, A. H. TSOU, AND J. C. M. LI
Published online 1 February 2002
Dislocation Approach to the Plastic Deformation of Semicrystalline Polymers: Kinetic
Aspects for Polyethylene and Polypropylene
R. SEGUELA
Published online 1 February 2002
RAPID COMMUNICATION
A Commentary on “Carbon Dioxide—Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Interactions at High
Pressure”
K. A. KENNEDY, J. M. DESIMONE, AND G. W. ROBERTS
Published online 1 February 2002
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 7, April 1, 2002
ARTICLES
Morphological Study on Water-Borne Conducting Polyaniline-Poly(ethylene oxide)
Blends
Y. WANG, X. WANG, J. LI, H. ZHANG, Z. MO, X. JING, AND F. WANG
Published online 4 February 2002
Microphase Separation and Ion-Conduction Mechanisms in Polypropylene
Oxide/Lithium Perchlorate (LiClO,) Complexes
T. FURUKAWA, Y. MUKASA, T. SUZUKI, AND K. KANO
Published online 6 February 2002
Surface Modification on Thermoplastic Olefins by Low-Temperature Cascade Arc
Discharge-Air Plasmas for Enhanced Adhesion with Primer
Y.-S. LIN AND H. K. YASUDA
Published online 6 February 2002
Interaction Parameters of Crystalline/Crystalline Polypropylene/Poly(butene-1) Blends:
Effect of Molecular Fractionation
Y.-T. SHIEH, M.-S. LEE, AND S.-A. CHEN
Published online 8 February 2002
Two-Dimensional Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Biosynthesized
Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) and Poly(hydroxybutyrate- co-
hydroxyvalerate)
G. TIAN, Q. WU, S. SUN, |. NODA, AND G.-Q. CHEN
Published online 12 February 2002
TiO, Distribution in Aged and Injected Isotactic Polypropylene Parts by Synchrotron
Radiation X-Ray Microfluorescence
D. R. J. MAIA, C. A. PEREZ, AND M.-A. DE PAOLI
Published online 12 February 2002
Proton Transport in Polybenzimidazole Blended with H,;PO, or H,SO,
H. PU, W. H. MEYER, AND G. WEGNER
Published online 13 February 2002
Nanocomposites of Polyurethane with Various Organoclays: Thermomechanical
Properties, Morphology, and Gas Permeability
J.-H. CHANG AND Y. U. AN
Published online 13 February 2002
Correction
Correction to Molecular Dimensions and Melt Rheology of an All-Aromatic Liquid
Crystalline Polymer, J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 2001, 39, 2378-2389
Published online 15 February 2002
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 8, April 15, 2002
ARTICLES
Interfacial Tension in a Lower Critical Solution Temperature Blend: Effect of
Temperature, Blend Composition, and Deformation of the Interphase
|. VINCKIER, T. SCHWEIZER, AND H. M. LAUN
Published online 19 February 2002
Deformation of Lamellar Structures: Simultaneous Small- and Wide-Angle X-Ray
Scattering Studies of Polyamide-6
N. S. MURTHY AND D. T. GRUBB
Published online 25 February 2002
Vill
Effect of Compression on the Solid Polymer Electrolytes: The Modified Lattice-Fluid
Model
W. Y. AHN AND Y. C. BAE
Published online 25 February 2002
Ring-Opening Polymerization of e-Caprolactone by lodine Charge-Transfer Complex
A. A. A. DE QUEIROZ, E. J. FRANCA, G. A. ABRAHAM, AND J. S. ROMAN
Published online 25 February 2002
Sorption and Diffusion of Carbon Dioxide in Wood-Fiber/Polystyrene Composites
S. DOROUDIANI, C. E. CHAFFEY, AND M. T. KORTSCHOT
Published online 1 March 2002
Polymorphic Behavior in Syndiotactic Polystyrene/Clay Nanocomposites
T.-M. WU, S.-F. HSU, AND J.-Y. WU
Published online 1 March 2002
Binary versus Ternary Interactions in a Completely Miscible Three-Polymer Blend
System: Poly(e-caprolactone) with Two Different Methacrylic Polymers
S.-C. LEE AND E. M. WOO
Published online 1 March 2002
Modeling of Tensile Moduli in Polystyrene/ Polybutadiene Blends
S. JOSEPH AND S. THOMAS
Published online 1 March 2002
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 9, May 1, 2002
ARTICLES
Mechanism for the Phase Transition of Poly(butylene terephthalate)
Y. TAKAHASHI, K. MURAKAMI, AND S. NISHIKAWA
Published online 6 March 2002
Mechanics of Contact and Adhesion between Viscoelastic Spheres: An Analysis of
Hysteresis during Loading and Unloading
Y.-Y. LIN AND C. Y. HUI
Published online 8 March 2002
Development of a Methodology to Predict Material Properties from Environmental
Exposure. I. Kinetic Treatment
J. —. ROBERTSON AND T. C. WARD
Published online 11 March 2002
Development of a Methodology to Predict Material Properties from Environmental
Exposure. II. Structural Features
J. —. ROBERTSON AND T. C. WARD
Published online 11 March 2002
Polydispersity of Ethylene Sequence Length in Metallocene Ethylene/a-Olefin
Copolymers. I. Characterized by Thermal-Fractionation Technique
F. ZHANG, J. LIU, Q. FU, H. HUANG, Z. HU, S. YAO, X. CAI, AND T. HE
Published online 11 March 2002
Polydispersity of Ethylene Sequence Length in Metallocene Ethylene/a-Olefin
Copolymers. II. Influence on Crystallization and Melting Behavior
F. ZHANG, J. LIU, F. XIE, Q. FU, AND T. HE
Published online 8 March 2002
Structure of Ionic Aggregates of Ionomers. II. Effect of Humidity and Temperature on
Ethylene and Styrene lonomers
Y. TSUJITA, M. YASUDA, T. KINOSHITA, A. TAKIZAWA, H. YOSHIMIZU, AND G. R. DAVIES
Published online 12 March 2002
Mesoscopic Modeling of the Polymerization, Morphology, and Crystallization of
Stereoblock and Stereoregular Polypropylenes
T. M. MADKOUR AND J. E. MARK
Published online 13 March 2002
Temperature Dependence of the Fluorescence Quantum Yields of Diphenylsiloxane-
Based Copolymers in Dilute Solutions
T. ITOH AND M.-H. YANG
Published online 13 March 2002
Oxygen-Barrier Properties of Cold-Drawn Polyesters
R. Y. F. LIU, D. A. SCHIRALDI, A. HILTNER, AND E. BAER
Published online 13 March 2002
Phase Behavior of Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenes from Homogeneous and
Heterogeneous Solutions
J. CHATTERJEE AND R. G. ALAMO
Published online 13 March 2002
Sphere-to-Cylinder Transition in Dilute Solutions of Diblock Copolymers
Y. TERMONIA
Published online 13 March 2002
Crystallinity Changes in Plastically Deformed Isotactic Polypropylene Evaluated by
X-Ray Diffraction and Differential Scanning Calorimetry Methods
M. F. S. LIMA, M. A. ZEN VASCONCELLOS, AND D. SAMIOS
Published online 13 March 2002
Volume 40, 2002
Issue 10, May 15, 2002
ARTICLES
Round-Robin Experiment in High-Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography
L. D'AGNILLO, J. B. P. SOARES, AND A. PENLIDIS
Published online 18 March 2002
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