Spherical polymer brushes in solvents of variable quality: An experimental insight by TEM imaging

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4181-4186

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Liao, Yin ^a   He, Lipeng ^a   Bu, Weifeng ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM SOLUTIONS; GRAFTED CHAINS; GRAFTED POLYSTYRENE; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL CONTENT; SPHERICAL MICELLES; SPHERICAL POLYMERS; VAN DER WAALS ATTRACTION;

BRUSHES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); METHANOL; OLIGOMERS; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

SPHERES;

CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84875770129     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400016z     Document Type: Article

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