Surface-bound gradients for studies of soft materials behavior

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 435-468

  Genzer, Jan ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Combinatorial materials science; Directed motion; Grafted polymer; High throughput; Polymer brush; Screening; Self assembly; Soft materials

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATERIALS SCIENCE; DIRECTED MOTION; GRAFTED POLYMERS; HIGH THROUGHPUT; POLYMER BRUSHES; SOFT MATERIAL;

SCREENING; SELF ASSEMBLY;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 84864212068     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-070511-155050     Document Type: Review

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