Conformation of single poly(methyl methacrylate) chains in an ultra-thin film studied by scanning near-field optical microscopy

Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-280

  Aoki, Hiroyuki ^a   Morita, Sayuri ^a   Sekine, Ryojun ^a   Ito, Shinzaburo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chain conformation; Fluorescence microscopy; Scanning near field optical microscopy; Single polymer chain; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; CONFORMATIONS; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

BULK STATES; CHAIN CONFORMATION; CONFINED GEOMETRY; SINGLE POLYMER CHAINS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 43049091205     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2007216     Document Type: Article

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