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Polymer Material Characterization by Acoustic Force Microscopy

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Acoustic force microscopy has been used for the measurement of the nanomechanical response in a number of materials and applications in materials science and engineering. The use of acoustic techniques to study polymeric materials has only recently drawn interest from the technique. Here, a review of recent accomplishments in the use of acoustic techniques to measure polymer nanomechanical properties will be discussed and the measurements of polymer fibers and bulk materials will be presented.

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The author is grateful for the support of the U.S. National Science Foundation award CMMI-0626025, and Drs. Yapa D.S. Rajapakse and Airan Perez of the U.S. Office of Naval Research for partially funding this work through grant #N0000141110816, and to Ms. Soshana Smith and Prof. Juan Hinestroza of Cornell University for the Islands-on-the-sea image.

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Korach, C.S. (2013). Polymer Material Characterization by Acoustic Force Microscopy. In: Marinello, F., Passeri, D., Savio, E. (eds) Acoustic Scanning Probe Microscopy. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27494-7_16

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