Mechanical properties and adhesion of a micro structured polymer blend

Polymers

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1091-1106

  Cappella, Brunero ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; AFM; Dewetting; Mechanical properties; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

AFM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; DE-WETTING; DISSIPATED ENERGY; FORCE-DISTANCE CURVES; FORMATION OF HOLE; GLASS SLIDES; HIGH-ADHESION; POLY(N-BUTYL METHACRYLATE) (PN-BMA); STRUCTURED POLYMERS; TAPPING MODES; UNIFORM FILMS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GLASS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; SPIN GLASS; STIFFNESS; THICK FILMS;

ADHESION;

EID: 83655203242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym3031091     Document Type: Article

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