J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006,
128, 6570-6571
High-Angle Annular-Dark-Field Imaging in the Cryo-STEM (right) of two-phase polymer nanoparticles says nothing about the sharpness of the polymer-polymer interface.
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8 nm resolution spectroscopic imaging can differentiate between water, acrylate-based copolymer, and PDMS (bottom left) to show that the interface is diffuse (below right) and, consequently, relatively strong. |
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| A strong heterointerface is important for maintaining hard and soft nanoparticles in close proximity to make tough and hard coatings. |
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