Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.25, No.12, 1167-1170, 2004
Electron-beam irradiation in TEM of hard-segment homopolymers and polyurethanes with different hard-segment content
A hard-segment homopolymer (HSH) and segmented poly(ester urethanes) (PESU) were studied by TEM to estimate their stability against electron-beam irradiation. The bright-field image and polarised microscopy were used. It is shown that both soft and hard segments are sensitive to the electron beam. None if the films was stable enough to register an electron-diffraction pattern without damage.
Keywords:block copolymers;electron beam irradiation;electron diffraction;morphology;polyurethanes;TEM