Entanglement-Stabilized Nanoporous Polymer Films

Polymer entanglements make it possible to create thin nanoporous polymer films simply by biaxial expansion of thick freestanding films. No additional chemical processing or stabilization beyond quenching them into the glassy state is needed.

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Porousfilm_MAC_figs.zipZIP
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Expansion_process.jpegJPEG
Snapshots of expanded free-standing films
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Slow_expansion_film.mp4MP4
Movie of a highly entangled free-standing film subject to expansion.
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entanglement-stabilized-nanoporous-polymer-film...PDF
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Cooling_expanded_film.zipZIP
Configurations of expanded free-standing films subject to cooling. For...
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Publication(s)	Publication 1 Title of related publication Entanglement-Stabilized Nanoporous Polymer Films Made by Mechanical Deformation Year of related publication 2024 DOI of related publication (not DOI of data resources) 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00187
Funding
Responsible Person Name	Dr. Hsiao-Ping Hsu
Responsible Person Email	hsu@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
Responsible Person Affiliation	Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany