Fabrication of segmented nanofibers by template wetting of multilayered alternating polymer thin films

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 743-747

  Dougherty, S ^a   Liang, J ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Heterogeneous; Nanofibers; Nanomanufacturing; Polymers; Thin films; Wetting

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEOUS; LAYERED THIN FILMS; MULTI-LAYERED; NANOMANUFACTURING; NANOPOROUS ALUMINA TEMPLATES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; POLY-METHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMER THIN FILMS;

ESTERS; FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYSTYRENES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THIN FILMS; WETTING;

POLYMER FILMS;

NANOFIBER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; FILM; NANOFABRICATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 61449172926     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-008-9502-0     Document Type: Article

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