Synchrotron radiation facilities have been established and become very familiar in the
polymer community not only from academic but also industrial viewpoints. It is not so …

In situ and in operando studies are commonplace and necessary in functional materials
research. This review highlights recent developments in the analysis of functional materials …

Hydrated membranes with cocontinuous hydrophilic and hydrophobic phases are needed to
transport protons in hydrogen fuel cells. Herein we study the water uptake and proton …

Abstract Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) is an ideal characterization tool to explore
nanoscale systems. In order to investigate nanostructural changes of materials under …

Living anionic polymerization of 4-diphenylphosphino styrene (DPPS) achieved well-
defined homopolymers, poly (DPPS-bS) styrenic block copolymers, and poly (Ib-DPPS) …

This is a study of morphology, water uptake, and proton conductivity of a sulfonated
polystyrene-block-polyethylene (PSS-PE) copolymer equilibrated in humid air with …

We demonstrate the construction of a novel low-noise continuous flow humidity controller
and its integration with a commercial variable-temperature atomic force microscope fluid …

Polymer electrolyte membranes with bicontinuous microphases comprising soft hydrated
domains and mechanically robust hydrophobic domains are used in a wide range of …

Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic biological assemblies consisting of several
biopolymers and some structural proteins. They form an extracellular matrix that helps in …

This thesis applies magnetic resonance techniques to novel and traditional proton
conducting materials in order to gain a better understanding of the molecular aspects of their …