Characterization of an organic hydrogel: A cryo-transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction study

Advanced Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-42

  Estroff, Lara A ^a   Leiserowitz, Leslie ^b   Addadi, Lia ^b   Weiner, Steve ^b   Hamilton, Andrew D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; GELATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISCOSITY; VITRIFICATION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

TWISTED RIBBONS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 0037415130     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200390004     Document Type: Article

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