This book contains the proceedings of the Symposium on FT-IR Characterization of Polymers, which was held under the auspices of the Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) during the annual ACS meeting in Philadelphia, August, 1984. The content of each paper has been substantially extended from the papers presented during the conference. Due to the accidental, irrecoverable loss of the entire contents of the book by the computer system used for editorial purposes, the publication of this book has been delayed more than one year over the initial scheduled date. It has been a continuous, frustrating experience for the editor as well as for the authors. An extended Murphy's law, -anything can go wrong goes multiply wrong- has been demonstrated in editor's office. It necessitated, otherwise unnecessary, repeated proof reading during which time the editor had valuable experience ~n familiarizing himself with each paper much more than usual. The papers in this book are state-of-the-art even after such a delay. It is the authors pride and integrity toward the quality of each paper that makes the value of this book long lasting, while responsibility of the loss of any timeliness rests at the editor's hand. For the purpose of official records, submission and acceptance dates must be stated. All papers had been submitted by September, 1984, and had been accepted for publication by November, 1984, after the critical review processes.

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I. Introduction.- to Optics and Infrared Spectroscopic Techniques.- II. Polarization-Modulation Techniques.- Characterization of Polymers Using Polarization-Modulation Infrared Techniques: Dynamic Infrared Linear Dichroism (DIRLD) Spectroscopy.- A Comparison of Spectral Subtraction and Polarization Modulation Spectroscopy for use in Deformation Studies of Polymers.- Fourier Transform Infrared Vibrational Circular Dichroism in the Carbonyl Stretching Region of Polypeptides and Urethane Amino Acid Derivatives.- III. New Instrumentation.- Application of FT-IR Microsampling Techniques to Some Polymer Systems.- IR-PAS Studies: Signal-to-Noise Enhancement and Depth Profile Analysis.- IV. Application to Molecular Dynamics and Kinetics.- Recent Advances in Rheo-Optical Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Polymers.- FT-IR Spectroscopy Studies on the Deformation of Polymers by Means of Computerized Instrumentation.- FT-IR and Thermal-Mechanical Cure Characterization of Blocked Isocyanate Containing Coatings.- Hydrogen Bonding in Nylon 66 and Model Compounds.- V. Spectral Analysis and Manipulation Techniques.- Combination of Diffuse Reflectance FT-IR Spectroscopy, Fourier Self-Deconvolution and Curve-Fitting for the Investigation of Reacting Coals.- Use of Curve Analysis to Analyze Overlapping Bands in the Infrared Spectra of Polymers.- Application of Curve Fit and Deconvolution to Polymer Analysis.- Applying Vector Software Concepts to the Quantitation of Polymer Systems.- FT-IR Studies of Ionomers.- VI. Surface and Interface Studies.- Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Films.- FT-IR as a Tool for the Characterization of Industrial Materials.- FT-IR of the Polymer-Reinforcement Interphase in Composite Materials.- Fourier Transform Diffuse ReflectanceInfrared Study of Fibers, Polymer Films, and Coatings.- VII. Application of Optical Theory.- Comparison of FT-IR Transmission, Specular Reflectance, and Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectra of Polymers.- Quantitative Analysis of Neat Polymeric Fibers by DRIFTS Using Optical Constant Data.- Fourier Transform Polarimetry.- Author Index.