Quadrupolar and polar anisotropy in end-grafted α-helical poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) on solid substrates

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 6136-6143

  Chang, Ying Chih ^a,c   Frank, Curtis W ^a   Forstmann, Gerd G ^b   Johannsmann, Diethelm ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000916631     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479909     Document Type: Article

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