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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 4/2013
Author(s) -
Chen JiunTai,
Lee ChihWei,
Chi MuHuan,
Yao IChun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201370011
Subject(s) - wetting , polymer , nanopore , polystyrene , materials science , methyl methacrylate , polymer chemistry , methacrylate , wetting layer , polymer science , chemical engineering , capillary action , nanotechnology , annealing (glass) , copolymer , composite material , engineering
Front Cover: Solvent‐annealing‐induced nanowetting in templates (SAINT) is developed to fabricate tailored polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanostructures. When the swollen polymers are in the partial wetting regime, polymers wet the nanopores by capillary action, resulting in the formation of polymer nanorods. When the swollen polymers are in the complete wetting regime, polymers form wetting layers in the nanopores, resulting in the formation of polymer nanotubes. Further details can be found in the article by J.‐T. Chen,* C.‐W. Lee, M.‐H. Chi, and I.‐C. Yao on page 348 .