Nano-Scale Phase Separation of Block Copolymer Films

This 5-page document, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, serves as a guide for a laboratory activity where students "cast thin films of the block copolymer formed by the sequential polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate." The lab guide includes objectives, required prerequisite knowledge, an introduction to the topic of block copolymer films, step-by-step directions to the three procedures that make up the lab activity, and a grading rubric that includes post-lab questions to test student comprehension.