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A new etching method for the electron microscopy of semicrystalline poly(ethylene oxide)

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Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is one of the water-soluble polymers. We have developed a first etching method for water-soluble polymers using sodium ethoxide dissolved in ethanol.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 12180-3590, Troy, NY, USA

    H. S. Bu, Stephen Z. D. Cheng & Bernhard Wunderlich (Visiting professor)

  2. Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC

    Bernhard Wunderlich (Visiting professor)

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Bu, H.S., Cheng, S.Z.D. & Wunderlich, B. A new etching method for the electron microscopy of semicrystalline poly(ethylene oxide). Polymer Bulletin 17, 567–571 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00283095

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