W. Richard Bowen and Nidal Hilal 4

Y Range: 1.21 µm
(a)
0.403
–0.201
–0.806
Height range: 8.035 nm
–0.67 –0.0649 0.54
X Range: 1.21 µm
Y Range: 1.21 µm
(c)
–1.14 –0.536 –0.0684
–0.461
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6
4
2
Height range: 12.45 nm
0.144 0.749
X Range: 1.21 µm
for the processing of surfaces with polymers at the nanoscale for various
engineering applications.
ACknowLEDgEmEntS
The author would like to thank all who have contributed to the
research reviewed in this chapter, in particular Georges Hadziioannou
(who also introduced me to this fascinating subject matter), Eric van der
Vegte, Emmanouil Glynos, Stergios Pispas, Alexandros Chremos, Philip
Camp, George Petekidis and Jacques Roovers.
Y Range: 1.22 µm
(b)
–0.976
–1.59
–2.20
Z range: 4.352 nm
0.341 0.953 1.56
X Range: 1.22 µm
FIgurE 8.14 AFM topography images of star polymers adsorbed on mica: (a) 18 arms,
incubation time of 2880 min; (b) 32 arms, incubation time of 2440 min and (c) 59 arms, incubation
time of 3600 min.
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