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5.3.4 Annealing Test ........................................................................................................ 144<br />

5.3.5 Solvent Extraction ................................................................................................... 144<br />

5.3.6 Layer-by-Layer Deposition ..................................................................................... 145<br />

5.3.7 Filling the Porous Sample with a Resin .................................................................. 145<br />

5.3.8 Characterization and Phase Morphology ................................................................ 145<br />

5.3.8.1 Microtomy and Scanning Electron Microscopy ............................................. 145<br />

5.3.8.2 Focused Ion Beam and Atomic Force Microscopy ......................................... 146<br />

5.3.8.3 Conductivity Measurements ........................................................................... 146<br />

5.4 Results and Discussion ............................................................................................... 146<br />

5.4.1 Multiple-Percolated Morphology with Large Continuous Domain Phases ............ 146<br />

5.4.2 Annealing the Samples in or<strong>de</strong>r to Increase Pore Size ........................................... 152<br />

5.4.3 Continuity and Surface Areas of Substrates ........................................................... 154<br />

5.4.4 Layer-by-Layer Deposition of PSS/PANI .............................................................. 156<br />

5.4.5 Mass Deposition Dynamics of PSS/PANI .............................................................. 158<br />

5.4.6 The Effect of Salt on the Mass Deposition Growth of PSS/PANI ......................... 162<br />

5.4.7 Conductivity Measurement of the Conductive Porous Polymer Device ................ 165<br />

5.4.8 Conductivity of the Conductive Porous Polymer Device un<strong>de</strong>r Loads .................. 167<br />

5.5 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 168<br />

5.6 Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................... 169<br />

5.7 References ................................................................................................................... 169<br />

CHAPTER 6 - MORPHOLOGICAL STATES FOR A TERNARY POLYMER<br />

BLEND DEMONSTRATING COMPLETE WETTING ..................................................... 172<br />

6.1 Abstract ....................................................................................................................... 172<br />

6.2 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 173<br />

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