This review represents a comprehensive coverage of results reported in the literature over
last 50 years on the methods of studying hot tearing and mechanical properties of semi-solid …

Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) spectromicroscopy, resonant
scattering and resonant reflectivity are specialized, synchrotron radiation based, soft X-ray …

We report the chain conformations of polymer molecules accommodated at the solid-
polymer melt interfaces in equilibrium. Polystyrene “Guiselin” brushes (adsorbed layers) with …

Thermal annealing is one of the most indispensable polymer fabrication processes and
plays essential roles in controlling morphologies and properties of polymeric materials. We …

Random copolymers of methyl methacrylate with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
(POSS) were synthesized and blended with PS and PMMA homopolymer thin films. The …

The islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) or amylin is a pancreatic hormone and crucially
involved in the pathogenesis of type-II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Aggregation and amyloid …

The stability or wettability of thin polymer films on solids is of vital interest in traditional
technologies as well as in new emerging nanotechnologies. We report here that nanoscale …

Here we report a link between the interfacial structure and adhesive property of
homopolymer chains physically adsorbed (ie, via physisorption) onto solids. Polyethylene …

Lensless X-ray coherent diffraction imaging (CDI) has emerged as a thriving field promising
applications in materials and biological sciences,,,,,,,,,,,, with a theoretical imaging resolution …

Soft x-ray resonant reflectivity, a method for low-Z materials that combines aspects of
neutron reflectivity and x-ray reflectivity, is presented. Resonant reflectivity provides …