Direct observation and mutual diffusion of cyclic polymers

Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 783-789

  Kawaguchi, Daisuke ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cyclic polymers; Diffusion; Dynamic secondary ion mass spectroscopy; Entanglement; Single molecule

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC POLYMER; DEUTERATED POLYSTYRENE; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; DYNAMIC SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPIES; ENTANGLEMENT; MUTUAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS; SINGLE-MOLECULE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; POLYSTYRENES; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84881338789     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.231     Document Type: Article

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