title: Extracting a single polyethylene oxide chain from a single crystal by a combination of atomic force microscopy imaging and single-molecule force spectroscopy: toward the investigation of molecular interactions in their condensed states.
abstract: A thiol-labeled single polyethylene oxide chain has been pulled out of its single crystal and the corresponding extraction force obtained quantitatively by a good combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging and AFM-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). Our study extends the AFM-based SMFS to the investigation of polymer interactions in their condensed states (e.g., in polymer single crystals).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Ningning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wenke
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang