Microthermal probing of polymers: dynamic localised thermomechanical analysis, localised IR spectroscopy

The micro-thermal analysis combines the benefits of localized thermal analysis and near-field microscopy. This paper describes two new variants of microthermal analysis for the study of polymers: dynamic localized thermomechanical analysis (dynamic L-TMA); and localized infrared spectroscopy (localized FT-IR).