Over the past 30 years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has played an important role in
elucidating the structure and properties of polymer surfaces. AFM-based techniques have …

In this Feature Article, we discussed the experimental and modeling methods and analyzed
the limitations of the surface probing of nanomechanical properties of polymeric and …

原子力显微镜(AFM) 是一种在纳米尺度表征材料表面形貌结构, 性能和演变的有效工具,
在高分子科学领域具有广泛应用. AFM 不仅可以表征高分子从单分子链到聚集态结构的形貌与 …

In polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), the physical and chemical interactions at the polymer
matrix–filler interface lead to local variations in polymer properties over a substantial …

Force-deformation curves have been acquired using nanoindentation and atomic force
microscopy on two amorphous polymer samples. The shape and size of the indenter tip was …

Hyperbranched polyphosphate polyesters (HPPs) as a special class of hyperbranched
polymers have attracted increased interest and have been intensively studied, because of …

A strain-sensing lyriform organ (HS-10) found on all of the legs of a Central American
wandering spider (Cupiennius salei) detects courtship, prey and predator vibrations …

Interdiffusion in miscible or immiscible polymers is of significant importance both for
fundamental issues 1, 2 and for practical applications like welding, adhesion, coating, and …

It has become increasingly common to use atomic force microscopy measurements to probe
mechanical properties at the nano-micro level. The data obtained from these measurements …

Here we demonstrate a simple, yet powerful method, atomic force microscopy (AFM)
nanomechanical mapping, to directly visualize the interdiffusion and microstructure at the …