Abstract
A method, which is called as "nanofishing," enabled us to stretch a single polymer chain with picking it at its two modified termini using atomic force microscope (AFM). A stress-strain curve obtained for a polystyrene oligomer with thiol termini in a good solvent (N,N-dimethylformamide) showed a good agreement with a worm-like chain model, and thus gave microscopic information about entropic elasticity. Solvent effects on the statistical properties of single polymer chains were also investigated. Water and cyclohexane were used as poor solvent and Θ solvents, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
Event | 54th SPSJ Annual Meeting 2005 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 2005 May 25 → 2005 May 27 |
Other
Other | 54th SPSJ Annual Meeting 2005 |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Yokohama |
Period | 05/5/25 → 05/5/27 |
Keywords
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Nanofishing
- Polystyrene
- Single Polymer Chain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)