Poly brushes quartz crystal microbalance

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Figure 5.6 (a) Schematic illustration of conformation changes of a pH-responsive polymer brush, (b) Response of a poly(methacrylic acid) brush (11 nm thick) modified quartz crystal microbalance chip upon exposure to increasing pH values. 

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