Molecular characterization of polymer and polymer blend surfaces. Combined sum frequency generation surface vibrational spectroscopy and scanning force microscopy studies

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 930-940

  Gracias, David H ^a,b,c   Chen, Zhan ^a,b   Shen, Yuen Ron ^a,b   Somorjai, Gabor A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; IMPLANT; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0032701597     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar990034f     Document Type: Review

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