Microphase separation at the surface of block copolymers, as studied with atomic force microscopy
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Microphase separation at the surface of block copolymers, as studied with atomic force microscopy.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to study the phase separation process occurring in block copolymers in the solid state. The simultaneous measurement of the amplitude and the phase of the oscillating cantilever in the tapping mode operation provides the surface topography along with the cartography of the microdomains of different mechanical properties. This technique thus allows to charac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0927-7765
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7765(00)00146-6