Aspects of the physical chemistry of polymers, biomaterials and mineralised tissues investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) Export

@article{citeulike:4491378, abstract = {Beyond being merely a tool for measuring surface topography, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has made significant contributions to various scientific areas dealing with physical chemistry processes. This paper presents aspects of the physical chemistry at surfaces and interfaces of polymers, biomaterials and tissues investigated with AFM. Selected examples presented include surface induced self-assembly of polymer blends, copolymer interfacial reinforcement of immiscible homopolymers, protein adsorption on biomaterials and erosion of mineralised human tissues. In these areas, AFM is a useful and versatile tool to study structural or dynamic sample properties including thermodynamically driven surface evolution of polymer surfaces, lateral surface composition of interfaces, adsorption processes, and the metrology of demineralisation phenomena.}, author = {Jandt, K.}, citeulike-article-id = {4491378}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-7765(00)00139-9}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0927-7765(00)00139-9}, day = {30}, doi = {10.1016/S0927-7765(00)00139-9}, issn = {09277765}, journal = {Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces}, keywords = {afm, biomaterial, interface, kata, polymer}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {301--314}, posted-at = {2009-05-08 08:31:56}, priority = {2}, title = {Aspects of the physical chemistry of polymers, biomaterials and mineralised tissues investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM)}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-7765(00)00139-9}, volume = {19}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4491378 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4491378 N2 - Beyond being merely a tool for measuring surface topography, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has made significant contributions to various scientific areas dealing with physical chemistry processes. This paper presents aspects of the physical chemistry at surfaces and interfaces of polymers, biomaterials and tissues investigated with AFM. Selected examples presented include surface induced self-assembly of polymer blends, copolymer interfacial reinforcement of immiscible homopolymers, protein adsorption on biomaterials and erosion of mineralised human tissues. In these areas, AFM is a useful and versatile tool to study structural or dynamic sample properties including thermodynamically driven surface evolution of polymer surfaces, lateral surface composition of interfaces, adsorption processes, and the metrology of demineralisation phenomena. IS - 4 JF - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces SN - 09277765 EP - 314 TI - Aspects of the physical chemistry of polymers, biomaterials and mineralised tissues investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) VL - 19 SP - 301 KW - afm KW - biomaterial KW - interface KW - kata KW - polymer AU - Jandt, K PY - 2000/12/30/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-7765(00)00139-9 ER -