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ABA type poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (HEMA) and PDMS copolymers were synthesized by the coupling reactions of preformed a,co-isocyanate terminated PDMS oligomers and amine-terminated HEMA macromonomers312). Polymerization reactions were conducted in DMF solution at 0 °C. Products were purified by precipitation in diethyl ether to remove unreacted PDMS oligomers. After dissolving in DMF/toluene mixture, copolymers were reprecipitated in methanol/water mixture to remove unreacted HEMA oligomers. Microphase separated structures were observed under transmission electron microscope, using osmium tetroxide stained thin copolymer films. 

In the JKR experiments, a macroscopic spherical cap of a soft, elastic material is in contact with a planar surface. In these experiments, the contact radius is measured as a function of the applied load (a versus P) using an optical microscope, and the interfacial adhesion (W) is determined using Eqs. 11 and 16. In their original work, Johnson et al. [6] measured a versus P between a rubber-rubber interface, and the interface between crosslinked silicone rubber sphere and poly(methyl methacrylate) flat. The apparatus used for these measurements was fairly simple. The contact radius was measured using a simple optical microscope. This type of measurement is particularly suitable for soft elastic materials. 

Glass microslides should be precoated to facihtate adhesion. Use 0.1% poly-L-lysine (w/v) in distilled water, or purchase Superfrost Plus Treated Microscope Slides from Fisher Scientific (Pittsburgh, PA). Either works equally well. 

Transmission Electron Microscopy Transmission electron microscopy data were obtained by personnel in the Ultrastructure Laboratory at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine using a JEOL lOOCX-II transmission electron microscope. Samples were imbedded in Poly-bed 812 epoxy resin and cured at 50-60°C for 2-3 days. Samples were then sectioned to between 800 and 1000 on either a Sorval MT2B or an LKB IV Ultramicrotome using glass knives and were placed on 200 mesh copper grids. 

Indeed, at very high polymer concentrations enhancement of these effects occurs. Recent studies by Franks et al. 23) on the rheological behaviour and freeze fracture electron microscopical analysis of several synthetic linear flexible polymers, including poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and polyethylene glycol) in concentrated solutions, suggest that these molecules do not form a network mesh but rather exhibit aggregation. Anionic polysaccharides, on the other hand, are known to form an anisotropic packing array in condensed films. These films may be stretched to enhance orientation and be used for X-ray diffraction studies... 

The word "form is used here for lack of a better term. The proper word would have been morphology but it has recently assumed a different connotation in polymer science it usually refers to the microstructure as observed through an electron microscope. The "traditional" concern about fabricability of poly(acetylene) may no longer be a factor if the work of Aldissi and Liepins (Aldissi, M., Liepins, R. Chem. Commun. 

In these examples it was not possible to visualise any chiral structure with a microscope, but when PANI was prepared using poly(acrylic acid) as an in situ template, helical microwires were visualised [65]. In an even more general sense, helical fibres of PANI, poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), and poly(pyrrole) were prepared using synthetic lipids as templates [66,67]. The synthetic lipid molecules used are shown in Fig. 6 along with some of the helical fibres of PEDOT that are formed when the sulphonate salt is used to shape the fibres during the polymerisation. The procedure involves growing the fibres by electrochemical polymerisation onto an ITO electrode with the lipid molecules in the electrolyte. 

Procedure. With the exception of poly (ethylene terephthalate), 20/ films of each polymer were prepared by the evaporation or approximately 4% solutions in quartz or glass dishes of 50 cm.2 area for extraction experiments. For contact angle measurements, films were evaporated on acid-cleaned microscope slides by a dipping technique. Tetrahydrofuran was used with poly (vinyl chloride), methylene chloride with the other polymers. 

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