Real-time observations of oriented crystallization of poly(ε- caprolactone) thin film, induced by an AFM tip

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 208, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1862-1870

  Fujita, Masahiro ^a   Takikawa, Yoshitaka ^b   Sakuma, Hirotaka ^b   Teramachi, Shinya ^b   Kikkawa, Yoshihiro ^a,c   Doi, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Biodegradable; Crystallization; Morphology; Poly( caprolactone)

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH KINETICS; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THIN FILMS;

INDUCTION LINE; PCL CRYSTALS; REAL TIME OBSERVATIONS; SPHERULITIC CRYSTALLIZATION;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

EID: 34548725498     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200700208     Document Type: Article

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