Shiao-Wei Kuo is Professor in the Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science at National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan. He received his PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan. After some years of postdoctoral research work there and in the University of Akron, USA, he joined National Sun Yat-Sen University as a faculty member. His research interests include polymers, supramolecules, self-assembly nanostructures, mesoporous materials, POSS nanocomposites, low surface free energy materials, and polypeptides. He has published over 300 research papers and several book chapters.

1;Cover;1 2;Title Page;5 3;Copyright;6 4;Contents;7 5;Preface;11 6;Abbreviation;13 7;Chapter 1 Hydrogen Bonding in Polymeric Materials;19 7.1;1.1 Introduction;19 7.1.1;1.1.1 Hydrogen Bonds;20 7.1.2;1.1.2 Characterization of Hydrogen Bonding;21 7.2;References;24 8;Chapter 2 Hydrogen Bonding in Polymer Blends;27 8.1;2.1 Thermodynamic Properties of Polymer Blends;28 8.2;2.2 Association Model Approach;30 8.3;2.3 Measurement of Hydrogen Bonding Using Infrared Spectroscopy;32 8.3.1;2.3.1 Self?Association Equilibrium Constants;32 8.3.2;2.3.2 Interassociation Equilibrium Constants;35 8.4;2.4 Factors Influencing Hydrogen Bonds;38 8.4.1;2.4.1 Intramolecular Screening Effect;39 8.4.2;2.4.2 Functional Group Accessibility;39 8.4.3;2.4.3 Acidity of H?Bond Donor Groups;41 8.4.4;2.4.4 Basicity of H?Bond Acceptor Groups;42 8.4.5;2.4.5 Steric Hindrance;43 8.4.6;2.4.6 Bulky Group Effect;43 8.4.7;2.4.7 Temperature Effect;44 8.4.8;2.4.8 Solvent Effect;46 8.5;2.5 Miscibility Enhancement Through Hydrogen Bonding;46 8.5.1;2.5.1 Miscibility Characterization;46 8.5.2;2.5.2 Incorporation of H?Bonding Functional Groups in Polymer Chains;48 8.5.3;2.5.3 Effect of Inert Diluent Segment;50 8.5.4;2.5.4 Ternary Polymer Blends;51 8.6;References;54 9;Chapter 3 Physical Properties of Hydrogen?Bonded Polymers;59 9.1;3.1 Glass Transition Temperatures;59 9.1.1;3.1.1 Positive Deviation of Glass Transition Temperature;59 9.1.2;3.1.2 Negative Deviation of Glass Transition Temperature;66 9.2;3.2 Melting Temperature (Tm);68 9.3;3.3 Dynamic Behavior;69 9.4;3.4 Crystallization Behavior;72 9.5;References;74 10;Chapter 4 Surface Properties of Hydrogen?Bonded Polymers;79 10.1;4.1 Low Surface Energy Polymers;79 10.1.1;4.1.1 Polybenzoxazines;81 10.1.2;4.1.2 Poly(vinyl phenol);85 10.1.3;4.1.3 Antisticking Applications of PBZs;90 10.1.4;4.1.4 Tuning the Surface Properties of PBZ Thin Films;91 10.2;4.2 Superhydrophobic Surfaces;96 10.2.1;4.2.1 Superhydrophobic Surfaces of PBZ after Plasma Treatment;98 10.2.2;4.2.2 PBZ/SiO2 Hybrid Superhydrophobic Surfaces;100 10.2.3;4.2.3 PBZ/CNT Hybrid Superhydrophobic Surfaces;103 10.3;References;106 11;Chapter 5 Sequence Distribution Effects in Hydrogen?Bonded Copolymers;111 11.1;5.1 Block Copolymers versus Random Copolymers;111 11.2;5.2 Block Copolymers versus Polymer Blends;116 11.3;5.3 Separated Coils versus Chain Aggregates;120 11.4;References;123 12;Chapter 6 Hydrogen Bond?Mediated Self?Assembled Structures of Block Copolymers;125 12.1;6.1 Self?Assembled Structures in the Bulk State;125 12.1.1;6.1.1 Mixtures of Diblock Copolymers and Low?Molecular?Weight Compounds;127 12.1.2;6.1.2 Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Mixtures;129 12.1.2.1;6.1.2.1 Immiscible A-B Diblock Segments; C is Miscible With B, but Immiscible With A;129 12.1.2.2;6.1.2.2 Immiscible A-B Diblock Segments; C is Miscible with Both A and B;137 12.1.2.3;6.1.2.3 Miscible A and B Diblock Segments; C is Miscible with Both A and B;144 12.1.2.4;6.1.2.4 Miscible A and B Diblock Segments; C is Miscible with B, but Immiscible with A;148 12.1.3;6.1.3 Diblock Copolymer Mixture;151 12.2;6.2 Self?Assembled Structures in Solution;158 12.2.1;6.2.1 Mixtures of Block Copolymers and Low?Molecular?Weight Compounds;159 12.2.2;6.2.2 Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Mixtures;163 12.2.3;6.2.3 Diblock Copolymer Mixtures;165 12.2.4;6.2.4 Noncovalently Bonded Micelles (Block?Free Copolymers);170 12.3;References;177 13;Chapter 7 Mesoporous Materials Prepared Through Hydrogen Bonding;185 13.1;7.1 Mesoporous Silica Materials;185 13.1.1;7.1.1 Monomodal Mesoporous Silicas by A-B Block Copolymer;187 13.1.2;7.1.2 Monomodal Mesoporous Silicas Formed Using A-B Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends;197 13.1.3;7.1.3 Hierarchical Mesoporous Silica Materials;204 13.2;7.2 Mesoporous Phenolic/Carbon Materials;215 13.2.1;7.2.1 Mesoporous Phenolic/Carbon Materials from A-B Block Copolymers;215 13.2.2;7.2.2 Mesoporous Phenolic/Carbon Materials from A-B Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends;225 13.2.3;7.2.3 Mesoporous Phenolic/Carbon