Defects in a polyelectrolyte multilayer: The inside story

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 49, 2008, Pages 16510-16511

  Wang, Yao ^a   Stedronsky, Erwin ^a   Regen, Steven L ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE; POLY(ALLYLAMINE); POLYANION; POLYCATION; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 57549104136     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja808135e     Document Type: Article

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