A comparison of atomic force microscope friction and phase imaging for the characterization of an immiscible polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) blend film

Polymer ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (20) ◽  
pp. 6345-6352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew F. Paige
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Atomic Force Microscope ◽  
Phase Imaging ◽  
Blend Film ◽  
Poly Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Atomic Force

scholarly journals Bulk phase separation study by atomic force microscope friction imaging of natural rubber/poly(methyl methacrylate) film

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rattaporn Thonggoom ◽  
Patcharin Thamasirianunt ◽  
Kittiporn Sanguansap ◽  
Pramuan Tangboriboonrat
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Atomic Force Microscope ◽  
Bulk Phase ◽  
Poly Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Atomic Force

Characterization of photosystem II with the atomic-force microscope

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1146-1147
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Marr ◽  
Mary K. Lyon
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Atomic Force Microscope ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Freeze Etching ◽  
Image Averaging ◽  
Oxygen Evolving ◽  
Averaging Techniques

Photosystem II (PSII) is different from all other reaction centers in that it splits water to evolve oxygen and hydrogen ions. This unique ability to evolve oxygen is partly due to three oxygen evolving polypeptides (OEPs) associated with the PSII complex. Freeze etching on grana derived insideout membranes revealed that the OEPs contribute to the observed tetrameric nature of the PSIl particle; when the OEPs are removed, a distinct dimer emerges. Thus, the surface of the PSII complex changes dramatically upon removal of these polypeptides. The atomic force microscope (AFM) is ideal for examining surface topography. The instrument provides a topographical view of individual PSII complexes, giving relatively high resolution three-dimensional information without image averaging techniques. In addition, the use of a fluid cell allows a biologically active sample to be maintained under fully hydrated and physiologically buffered conditions. The OEPs associated with PSII may be sequentially removed, thereby changing the surface of the complex by one polypeptide at a time.

Detailed study on the characterization of silver nanocluster in poly(methyl methacrylate)

1997 ◽  
Vol 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naohisa Yanagihara ◽  
Kazutaka Uchida ◽  
Muyuki Wakabayashi ◽  
Toru Hara
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
Bulk Polymerization ◽  
Visible Spectroscopy ◽  
Poly Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Silver Nanocluster ◽  
Ag Cluster ◽  
Heat Treatment Duration

ABSTRACTSolid sol of silver in poly(methyl methacrylate), Ag/PMMA, was prepared by bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate solution of silver (I) triflluoroacetate (AgTfa) and followed by postheating. The formation of the metallic Ag nanocluster was characterized by visible spectroscopy, and effects of the concentrations of AIBN and AgTfa and the heat-treatment duration on the formation of Ag cluster were investigated. Furthermore, based on the kinetic study of MMA in the presence of AgTfa, possible mechanism for the reduction and agglomeration of silver is proposed.

Thermal and mechanical characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites filled with TiO2 nanorods

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 3114-3119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niranjan Patra ◽  
Marco Salerno ◽  
P. Davide Cozzoli ◽  
Alberto C. Barone ◽  
Luca Ceseracciu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Tio2 Nanorods ◽  
Poly Methyl Methacrylate
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