Photoresponsive self-assembly motions in polymer thin films

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 241-248

  Seki, Takahiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Light driven motions; Photoalignment; Polymer thin films; Self assembly; Structural hierarchies

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

MESOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTO-TRIGGERED EFFICIENT MASS MIGRATIONS; PHOTOMECHANICAL RESPONSES; PHOTORESPONSIVE SELF-ASSEMBLY MOTIONS; POLYMER THIN FILMS; SURFACE PHOTOALIGNMENT;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 34548659197     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2007.08.002     Document Type: Review

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