Investigating the crystal growth behavior of biodegradable polymer blend thin films using in situ atomic force microscopy

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

Volumn 299, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 689-697

  Malwela, Thomas ^a,b   Sinha Ray, Suprakas ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy; biodegradable polymer blends; crystal growth behavior

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; NUCLEATION; POLYMER BLENDS; SILICON WAFERS;

BLEND COMPOSITION; CONFINED ENVIRONMENT; CRYSTAL GROWTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; POLYMER THIN FILMS; SILICON WAFER SUBSTRATES; SITU ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84902247567     PISSN: 14387492     EISSN: 14392054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mame.201300281     Document Type: Article

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