Unravelling new phenomena in polymer science at both the ensemble and single-molecule levels

• Main Author: Bi, Wuguo
• Other Authors: Yeow Kok Lee, Edwin
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Physical chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/48077
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Single-(macro) molecule tracking is used for the first time here to study the crystallization process in ultrathin layers of single poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) chains. Diffusion trajectories of macromolecules diffusing toward the crystal followed by deposition onto the crystal-growth front display di...