Self-assembly is possibly the most effective and versatile strategy for surface
functionalization. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can be formed on (semi-) conductor …

The modification of surfaces by the deposition of a robust overlayer provides an excellent
handle with which to tune the properties of a bulk substrate to those of interest. Such control …

The need for energy efficiency is leading to the growing use of additives that reduce friction
in thin film boundary and mixed lubrication conditions. Several classes of such friction …

Anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) has been investigated and utilized in numerous products for
almost a century. But the rapidly increasing interest in nanoscale materials and their …

Nanoscience includes the study of objects and systems in which at least one dimension is 1-
100 nm. The objects studied in this range of sizes are larger than atoms and small …

The field of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) has witnessed tremendous growth in
synthetic sophistication and depth of characterization over the past 15 years. 1 However, it is …

Designed for science and engineering students, this text focuses on emerging trends in
processes for fabricating MEMS and NEMS devices. The book reviews different forms of …

Polycaprolactone (PCL), extensively known as a biomaterial, is the subject of this paper.
Knowing well that some biomaterial applications exhibit specific chain organization, we …

The fabrication of thin film coatings of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) on various
substrates is discussed in this critical review. Interestingly, the relatively few studies on MOF …

Monolayers of a series of terminally substituted alkyl thiols, X (CH2) 15SH (X= CH3, CH2OH,
C02H, C02CH3, and CONH2), have been prepared by adsorption from solutiononto …