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View Journal Article: Measuring Modulus of Gradient Polymer Films by Strain-Induced Buckling Instabilities Citation: Stafford, Christopher, Harrison, Christopher, Karim, Alamgir and Amis, Eric (2006). Measuring Modulus of Gradient Polymer Films by Strain-Induced Buckling Instabilities. Polymer Preprints 43 (2). 1335. Collection: Polymer Publications     Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Stafford_et_al_Polymer_Preprints_2002.pdf   Stafford_et_al_Polymer_Preprints_2002.pdf application/pdf 46.98KB 0 Title Measuring Modulus of Gradient Polymer Films by Strain-Induced Buckling Instabilities Author(s) Stafford, Christopher Harrison, Christopher Karim, Alamgir Amis, Eric Keyword(s) combinatorial methods high-throughput technique polystyrene thin films Abstract/Summary We present a high-throughput technique to rapidly measure the tensile modulus of thin polymer films. This technique exploits a strain-induced buckling instability in elastomer-supported films that produces a modulusdependent wavelength. The thin film modulus is then calculated using the buckling wavelength and mechanical properties of the elastomer. Publisher Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., American Chemical Society Date 2006-10-30 Copyright Notice http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/disclaim.htm Journal Polymer Preprints Volume 43 Pages 1335 Issue 2 Copyright Agreement on Additional Notes Polymer Preprints 2002; 43(2): 1335.   User Comments   Created: Tue, 31 Oct 2006, 00:58:01 EST Detailed History

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