Chapter 10 Polymer Degradation and Oxidation: An Introduction

Publisher Summary This chapter presents a snapshot of the applications of many of the varied testing techniques or analytical tools that are brought to bear on investigating, studying, and monitoring of the effects of polymer property and structure deterioration and alteration occurring as a consequence of degradation and oxidation mechanisms. The number of references in this chapter is also very far from exhaustive—examples are selected to indicate an application type or area and most are chosen from relatively recent publications. Full referencing can be traced readily through the references cited within these references.