Novel applications of ESEM and EDX for the study of molecularly thin amide monolayers on polymer films

This work reports novel Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM)/Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) measurements on the equilibrium composition and kinetics of alkyl amide adsorption at the polymer–air interface. This experimental approach provides certain advantages over other existing techniques for the study of the physisorbed molecules and offers potential for further development.