Nanomechanics and nanorheology of microgels at interfaces

Polymers

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Backes, Sebastian ^a   von Klitzing, Regine ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogels; Microgels; Nanomechanics; Nanorheology; Stimuli sensitive gels; Swelling ability

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

DYNAMIC STUDIES; LOCAL SCALE; MICRO-GELS; NANORHEOLOGY; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; STATIC INDENTATION; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MICROGELS; STIMULI-SENSITIVE;

NANOMECHANICS;

EID: 85052614664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym10090978     Document Type: Review

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