Mechanical Properties of Polymers Measured through AFM Force-Distance Curves

• Main Author: Cappella, Brunero (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Laboratory, Manuals in Polymer Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Polymers.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Nanotechnology.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Polymer Sciences.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Physical Chemistry.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

This Springer Laboratory volume is a practical guide for scientists and students dealing with the measurement of mechanical properties of polymers at the nanoscale through AFM force-distance curves. In the first part of the book the reader will find a theoretical introduction about atomic force micr...