Direct Observation of Poly(propylene)-block-Poly(ethylene-co-propylene) Molecules by Atomic Force Microscopy

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Prokhorov, Valery V ^a   Nitta, Koh Hei ^b   Terano, Minoru ^c  

^a NT MDT   (Russian Federation)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Block copolymers; Chain; Polyolefins

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MORPHOLOGY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM); FORCE FIELDS;

POLYETHYLENES;

COPOLYMER; POLY(ETHYLENE CO PROPYLENE); POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 1142298732     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200350086     Document Type: Article

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