Combined far-field, near-field and topographic imaging of nano-engineered polyelectrolyte capsules
Nano-engineered polyelectrolyte capsules (NPCs) were investigated using a multimodal approach based on Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, scattering-type Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. Our experiment demonstrates that correlating optical information collected wi...
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Published in | Materials letters Vol. 183; pp. 105 - 108 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
15.11.2016
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Summary: | Nano-engineered polyelectrolyte capsules (NPCs) were investigated using a multimodal approach based on Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, scattering-type Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. Our experiment demonstrates that correlating optical information collected with far-field and near-field techniques and topographic data collected with scanning probe variants holds significant potential for gaining new insights on the structure of NPCs assembled with layer-by-layer strategies.
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•Multimodal investigations of nano-engineered polyelectrolyte capsules (NPCs).•s-SNOM reveals NPC details not visible with diffraction limited techniques.•Correlation of optical and topographic data enables better understanding of NPCs. |
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ISSN: | 0167-577X 1873-4979 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.07.029 |