title: Nanoscale Patterning in Crosslinked Methacrylate Copolymer Networks: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study.
abstract: To understand the properties of materials, their phase structure must be established. It has been difficult in previous work to visualize the heterogeneous cross-linked structure of methacrylate-based networks. In this work, nano-sized phases with worm-like features were detected in the surfaces of model crosslinked methacrylate copolymer containing hydrophobic/hydrophilic co-mono-mers using tapping mode atomic force microscopy/phase imaging technique. The effects of different surface-contact covers on the height and phase-contrast images of model resin surfaces were also studied. Based on the experimental data, the identification of phase domains was proposed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Interfacial Structure and Properties, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Paulette
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang