Simple method for the stretching and alignment of single adsorbed synthetic polycations

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Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 910-916

  Bocharova, Vera ^a   Kiriy, Anton ^a   Stamm, Manfred ^a   Stoffelbach, Francois ^b   Jérôme, Robert ^b   Detrembleur, Christophe ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Macromolecules; Molecular wires; Polycations; Single molecule studies

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MACROMOLECULES; MICA; SPIN COATING; STRETCHING; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

CO-DEPOSITION; MOLAR MASS; MOLECULAR WIRES; OCTYLAMINE; POLYCATIONS; SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES;

POSITIVE IONS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; AMINE; MICA; OCTYLAMINE; POLYAMINE; POLYCATIONS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; AMINES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYAMINES;

EID: 33745141256     PISSN: 16136810     EISSN: 16136829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smll.200500490     Document Type: Article

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