Direct force measurements at polymer brush surfaces by atomic force microscopy

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 4297-4300

  Kelley, Tommie W ^a   Schorr, Phillip A ^a   Johnson, Kristin D ^a   Tirrell, Matthew ^a   Frisbie, C Daniel ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYSTYRENES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

POLYMER BRUSH SURFACES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0032095013     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma971571n     Document Type: Article

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