Cationic Imidazolium Polythiophenes : Effects of Imidazolium-Methylation on Solution Concentration-Driven Aggregation and Surface Free Energy of Films Processed from Solvents with Different Polarity

Cationic imidazolium-functionalized polythiophenes with single- or double-methylation of the imidazolium ring were used to study the impact of imidazolium-methylation on (i) the solution concentration-driven aggregation in the presence of paramagnetic probes with different ionic and hydrophobic cons...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 36(2020), 9 vom: 10. März, Seite 2278-2290
1. Verfasser: Domínguez, Sergio E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vuolle, Antti, Cangiotti, Michela, Fattori, Alberto, Ääritalo, Timo, Damlin, Pia, Ottaviani, M Francesca, Kvarnström, Carita
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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700 1 |a Ottaviani, M Francesca  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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