Polyimides : Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

I: Synthesis and Properties.- Synthesis and Characterization of Organo-Soluble, Thermally-Curable, Phenylated Aromatic Polyimides.- Polyimides from Water Soluble Precursors.- Advances in Acetylene Substituted Polyimides.- Silicon-Modified Polyimides: Synthesis and Properties.- Modified Polyimides by Silicone Block Incorporation.- V-378A, A New Modified Bismaleimide Matrix Resin for High Modulus Graphite.- A Thermoplastic Polyimidesulfone.- Synthesis and Characterization of a Melt Processable Polyimide.- New Processable Polyimide Based Adhesives.- Polyetherimide: A Versatile, Processable Thermoplastic.- The Synthesis of Polyamic-Acids with Controlled Molecular Weights.- Investigation of the Reactivity of Aromatic Diamines and Dianhydrides of Tetracarboxylic Acids in the Synthesis of Polyamic Acids.- Synthesis of Tin-Containing Polyimide Films.- II: Properties and Characterization.- Dielectric and Chemical Characterization of the Polyimide, LARC-160.- Characterization of Polyimides and Polyamic Acids in Dilute Solution.- Polyimide Cure Determination.- In-situ Monitoring of Polyamic Acid Imidization with Microdielectrometry.- Studies on Thermal Cyclization of Polyamic Acids.- The Interplay Between Solvent Loss and Thermal Cyclization in LARC-TPI.- Kinetics and Mechanism of Thermal Cyclization of Polyamic Acids.- The Cure Rheology of PMR Polyimide Resins.- Rheological Characterization of Addition Polyimide Matrix Resins and Prepregs.- Etching of Partially Cured Polyimide.- Laser Micromachining of Polyimide Materials.- Structure - Tg Relationship in Polyimides.- Softening and Melting Temperatures of Aromatic Polyimides.- Thermal Studies of Compositional Variations of Some Novel Silicone Polyimides.- Polyimide Characterization Studies - Effect of Pendant Alkyl Groups.- Polyimide Thermal Analysis.- Sorption and Transport of Physically and Chemically Interacting Penetrants in Kapton(R) Polyimide.- X-Ray Scattering Measurements Demonstrating In-Plane Anisotropy in Kapton(R) Polyimide Films.- Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents from Corona Charged Polypyromellitimide Film.- The Photoinduced Polarization and Autophotoelectret State in Polypyromellitimide Film.- Electrical Properties of Metal-Doped Pyridine-Derived Polyimide Films.- Metal Contact Effect on the Dielectric Relaxation Processes in Polypyromellitimide Film.- ESCA Analysis of PMDA-ODA Polyimide.- Ultrasonic and Viscometric Investigation of Polymer-Polymer Compatibility in Solutions of Polyamic Acid Blends.- Effect of Neutron and Proton Irradiation on Some Properties of Kapton(R).- Aminosilane-Polyimide Interactions and Their Implications in Adhesion.- Polymer Complex Formation of Polyamic Acids with Amines.- About the Contributors.