Nanowear studies in chemically heterogeneous responsive polymeric brushes by surface force microscopy

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1367-1376

  Vyas, Mukesh Kumar ^a   Nandan, Bhanu ^a   Schneider, Konrad ^a   Stamm, Manfred ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nanowear; Polymer brushes; Reversible switching; Ripple formation; Surface force microscopy

Indexed keywords

NANOWEAR; POLYMER BRUSHES; REVERSIBLE SWITCHING; RIPPLE FORMATION; SURFACE FORCE MICROSCOPY;

BRUSHES; ETHANOL; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SPIN DYNAMICS; TOLUENE; TRIBOLOGY;

SURFACES;

EID: 64349087688     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.01.034     Document Type: Article

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