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Complex polymer structures formed by self assembly.

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2001

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Complex polymer structures have been built by a technique that involves directing moist air across a polymer material dissolved in a fast-evaporating solvent, report researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. The finished structure consists of interconnected spherical air bubbles arranged in a tightly packed hexagonal pattern.

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The bubbles can be created in uniform sizes from 0.2 to 20 microns, allowing 30 to 40-micron thick polymer film to contain as many as 15 layers of bubbles. Formation of the structure begins by dissolving a coil-like polymer such as ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Complex polymer structures formed by self assembly.

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2001

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