Characterization of spherical domains at the polystyrene thin film–water interface

Khurshid Ahmad, Xuezeng Zhao, Yunlu Pan and Danish Hussain
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 581–590. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.51

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Additional information of spherical domains imaged on various surfaces, coalescence at various locations, contaminants and scratches on the domains, surface topographic images before and after exposure to water, additional force curves obtained on different sized spherical domains, and analysis of surface excess energy per unit area.

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Characterization of spherical domains at the polystyrene thin film–water interface
Khurshid Ahmad, Xuezeng Zhao, Yunlu Pan and Danish Hussain
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 581–590. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.51

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Ahmad, K.; Zhao, X.; Pan, Y.; Hussain, D. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 581–590. doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.51

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