Schematic Depiction of Polymer Brush Formation (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Schematic Depiction of Polymer Brush Formation

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Schematic depiction of polymer brush formation through the surface segregation and lateral self-assembly of a block copolymer consisting of a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) connected with polystyrene on a polystyrene base film. The photo displays a transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image showing the extended polymer brush layer formed on the air side of a polystyrene film.

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Koji Mukai & Takahiro Seki

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