Starch and its derivatives have been widely used in the paper industry due to its completely
biodegradable nature, wide availability, and low cost. The surface coating of starch-based …

Nanoscience is a booming field incorporating some of the most fundamental questions
concerning structure, function, and applications. The cutting-edge research in nanoscience …

Over the past several decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has advanced from a
technique used primarily for surface topography imaging to one capable of characterizing a …

In this paper, bamboo charcoals (BCs) were considered as alternative ecofriendly and
sustainable carbon-based nanoparticles because of their good affinity with water-soluble …

The mechanical properties of polymeric nanocomposites are strongly affected by the nature
of the interphase between filler and matrix, which can be controlled by means of surface …

The mechanical properties of several types of block copolymer (BCP) thin films have been
investigated using PeakForce quantitative nanomechanical mapping. The samples …

Polyaniline doped with phosphoric acid (PANI-PA) was synthesized and characterized by
impedance and Raman spectroscopy. Exposure to UV-light resulted in a slight decrease in …

The novel polymeric coatings of oligoperoxide-graft-poly (4-vinylpyridine-co-oligo (ethylene
glycol) ethyl ether methacrylate246)[oligoperoxide-graft-P (4VP-co-OEGMA246)] attached to …

Surface science, which spans the fields of chemistry, physics, biology and materials science,
requires information to be obtained on the local properties and property variations across a …

Synthetic styrene-butadiene (SB) and styrene-acrylic (SA) latex binders used in paper
coating formulations are common and based on unsustainable petroleum sources. Today's …