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Caption: Caught on film: Ultrathin (50 nm) films of crystalline polyethylene were prepared at room temperature from prefabricated polymer nanocrystals functioning as building blocks. The very small particle size, in combination with the phenomenon that the amorphous regions are located at the surface exclusively in polymer single crystals, results in efficient interaction between particles in the films.
Credit: (C) Wiley-VCH 2008
Usage Restrictions: Permission to use with appropriate credit and link to http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801028
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