Quantitative mapping of elastic moduli at the nanoscale in phase separated polyurethanes by AFM

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 692-698

  Schön, Peter ^a   Bagdi, Kristóf ^b,c   Molnár, Kinga ^b,c   Markus, Patrick ^d   Pukánszky, Béla ^b,c   Julius Vancso, G ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^d Veeco Instruments BV   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Elastic modulus; Microphase separation; Nanoscale mechanical properties; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

AFM; AVERAGE VALUES; BUTANEDIOL; DYNAMIC IMAGING; END-GROUPS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; IN-PHASE; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MICRO-PHASE; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSCALE MORPHOLOGY; NANOSCALE RESOLUTIONS; PEAK FORCE; PHASE IMAGE; PHASE IMAGING; PHENYL ISOCYANATES; QUANTITATIVE MAPPING; SMOOTH SURFACE; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; SURFACE ELASTIC MODULUS; SURFACE STIFFNESS; TETRAHYDROFURANE;

ELASTIC MODULI; MAPPING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYURETHANES; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACES; TENSILE TESTING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79953227352     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.09.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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