The mechanical properties of glassy polymer thin films change as film thickness decreases
below the average polymer molecule size. These changes have been associated with a …

Multimaterial thermally drawn fibers are becoming important building blocks in several
foreseen applications in surgical probes, protective gears, or medical textiles. Here, the …

After cold drawing and storage below glass temperature T g, the polymer glasses are shown
to display sizable retractive stress when annealed above the storage temperature but still …

The fiber thermal drawing process has emerged as a simple and scalable technique for the
fabrication of multifunctional and flexible electronics. The integration of materials with …

Polymers are a unique class of modern materials. Despite their light mass density, their
mechanical properties are strong enough for a variety of applications either through …

A probe reorientation technique is used to measure changes in the segmental dynamics of
polymer glasses during and after deformation. In this thesis, experiments are performed on …

Segmental dynamics of polymer glasses are monitored during physical aging via two
experimental techniques: fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), and linear …