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Sawyer, Linda Claire was born on January 2, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Edward A. and Estelle D. Frija. came to the United States, 1945.
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Modern materials include a vast array of polymers and plastics which are found in applications such as housing, appliances, clothing and household textiles and automotive and aerospace industries. Thus research scientists, engineers and materials science graduate students need to be aware of the methods and techniques required to understand the structure-property relations of polymer materials. This book will review the field of the microscopy of polymers. There is a vast literature which describes the research results obtained by study of polymer materials using microscopy and other complementary analytical techniques and such studies are best left to journals on specific topics. The major objective of this text is to provide the basic microscopy techniques and specimen preparation methods applicable to polymers. The book will attempt to provide enough detail so that the methods described can be applied, and also to reference appropriate publications for the investigator interested in more detail. The selection of two authors for this text came from the desire for a comprehen sive review of polymer microscopy with emphasis on methods and techniques, rather than on research results. The synergism provided by two authors with widely varied backgrounds was thought to be important: one author (LCS) has an industrial focus and a background in chemistry whilst the other (DTG) has an academic environment and offers a background in polymer physics.
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This extensively updated and revised Third Edition is a comprehensive and practical guide to the study of the microstructure of polymers. It is the result of the authors' many years of academic and industrial experience. Introductory chapters deal with the basic concepts of both polymer morphology and processing and microscopy and imaging theory. The core of the book is more applied, with many examples of specimen preparation and image interpretation leading to materials characterization. Emerging techniques such as compositional mapping in which microscopy is combined with spectroscopy are considered. The book closes with a problem solving guide.
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Sawyer, Linda Claire was born on January 2, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Edward A. and Estelle D. Frija. came to the United States, 1945.
Master of Arts, State University of New York, 1971; Bachelor, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1965.
Chemist, Texaco, Beacon, New York, 1965-1969; research associate, Geology department, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1971; senior chemist, Owens Corning Fiberglas, Granville, Ohio., 1972-1974; research supervisor, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Summit, New Jersey, since 1974.
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Editor church bulletin Long Hill Chapel, Chatham, New Jersey, 1988-1990. Fellow Royal Microscopy Society (Oxford, United Kingdom, advisory board Journal Microscopy1993-). Member Microscopy Society American (bulletin editor 1978-1981, physical science director 1982-1984), American Chemical Society, Microanalysis Society.
Married David R. Sawyer. Children: Michael D., Andrew L.