Semi-crystalline poly(-caprolactone) brushes on gold substrate via "grafting from" method: New insights with AFM characterization

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-39

  Olivier, Aurore ^a   Raquez, Jean Marie ^a   Dubois, Philippe ^a   Damman, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atomic Force Microscopy; Gold substrate; Hydroxyl thiol monolayer; Ring opening polymerization; Semi crystalline brushes

Indexed keywords

AFM; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CAPROLACTONE; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; END GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GOLD SUBSTRATE; GOLD SUBSTRATES; GOLD SURFACES; GRAFTING DENSITIES; GRAFTING FROM; SEMICRYSTALLINES; TAPPING MODES; THERMAL INSTABILITIES; THIOL MONOLAYER; TIN OCTOATE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; GOLD; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MONOLAYERS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

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EID: 78649636658     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.04.022     Document Type: Article

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