Asymmetric superstructure formed in a block copolymer via phase separation

Nature Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 992-996

  Peinemann, Klaus Viktor ^a   Abetz, Volker ^a   Simon, Peter F W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE SEPARATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ISOPOROUS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE FORMATION; SUPERSTRUCTURES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 36749015118     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2038     Document Type: Article

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