Figure 3.
Mechanical properties with different solvents. (a) Photograph of a perforated nanomembrane suspended over the opening of a 9.4 mm diameter plastic tube used for bulging experiments. The nanomembrane is only visible due to reflection. Scale bar: 1 cm. (b) Stress - strain correlations of perforated and dense nanomembranes of identical matrix composition determined in aqueous environment. Material parameters extracted from the correlation are indicated. Dashed lines are a guide to the eye. (c) Stress - strain plots of perforated nanomembranes determined with the indicated organic solvent. Water was used for the nanomembranes incubated with 1 M NaOH beforehand.