Protonation-induced microphase separation in thin films of a polyelectrolyte-hydrophilic diblock copolymer

ACS Macro Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 410-414

  Stewart Sloan, Charlotte R ^a   Olsen, Bradley D ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 84901366669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21611653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/mz400650q     Document Type: Article

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