The Link Between Self-Assembly and Molecular Conformation of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface: The Spreading Parameter

Langmuir

Volumn 31, Issue 32, 2015, Pages 8856-8864

  Li Destri, Giovanni ^a   Gasperini, Antonio A Malfatti ^a,b   Konovalov, Oleg ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ESTERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MONOLAYERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SELF ASSEMBLY; X RAY SCATTERING;

AIR/WATER INTERFACES; AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS; GRAZING INCIDENCE SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; HYDROPHILIC BLOCKS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYSTYRENE-B-POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84939627973     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02054     Document Type: Article

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