Vibrational Spectroscopy of Biological And Polymeric Materials

Covering latest developments and applications of advanced infrared and Raman spectroscopic techniques to polymer chemistry and biochemistry, this book describes the application of static and dynamic FT-IR spectroscopies to liquid crystalline polyurethanes, the measurement of stress and strain in single- and multi-fiber components, the Langmuir-Blodgett technique in the study and preparation of high-quality ultrathin materials, and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. The second half of the book focuses on applications of vibrational spectroscopy to biological materials, with detailed experimental guidance for spectroscopists who wish to study biopolymers with the most technologically advanced methods of attenuated total reflectance, IR microscopic imaging, vibrational circular dichroism, and step-scan time-resolved spectroscopy.