Lithography of polymer nanostructures on glass for teaching polymer chemistry and physics

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 615-618

  Sahar Halbany, Adi ^a   Vance, Jennifer M ^a   Drain, Charles Michael ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical Chemistry; Atomic Spectroscopy; First Year Undergraduate General; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; High School Introductory Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Nanotechnology; Polymer Chemistry; Surface Science; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954499666     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100358n     Document Type: Article

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