Rheo-Optical Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of Polymers

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Abstract
This article is intended to review recent results of simultaneous mechanical and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic—so-called rheo-optical—measurements for polymer deformation studies. The technique will also be discussed in terms of the application of Fourier transform near-infrared light-fiber and Raman spectroscopy. Specifically, data on the bidirectional drawing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and the strain-induced conformational changes of poly(vinylidene fluoride) will be presented.