Direct observation of the behavior of single macromolecules at the gas-liquid interface

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 327-329, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 781-786

  Wu, Junhua ^a,b   Wegner, Gerhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion constant; Elastic constant; Elastic modulus; Langmuir Blodgett film; Molecular wire; Persistence length; Single macromolecule

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYSTYRENES; SOLID SOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIFFUSION CONSTANT; MOLECULAR WIRE;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 0032142538     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(98)00786-X     Document Type: Article

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