Molecular interactions driving the layer-by-layer assembly of multilayers

J Borges, JF Mano - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Over the last few decades there has been a huge interest in nanostructured functional
materials and assembly techniques for preparing functional molecular assemblies with …

Introduction to nanocoatings produced by layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly

MM De Villiers, DP Otto, SJ Strydom… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2011 - Elsevier
Studies on the adsorption of oppositely charged colloidal particles ultimately resulted in
multilayered polyelectrolyte self-assembly. The inception of layer-by-layer constructed …

Ultrathin polymer coatings by complexation of polyelectrolytes at interfaces: suitable materials, structure and properties

P Bertrand, A Jonas, A Laschewsky… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The article presents the state‐of‐the‐art of alternating physisorption of oppositely charged
polyelectrolytes, the so‐called “layer‐by‐layer” method or “electrostatic self …

Polyelectrolyte multilayered assemblies in biomedical technologies

RR Costa, JF Mano - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Layer-by-layer (LbL) was first introduced as a surface modification technique based on the
sequential spontaneous adsorption of at least two distinct materials onto planar substrates …

Layer-by-layer assembly for biomedical applications in the last decade

P Gentile, I Carmagnola, T Nardo, V Chiono - Nanotechnology, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In the past two decades, the design and manufacture of nanostructured materials has been
of tremendous interest to the scientific community for their application in the biomedical field …

Investigation of electrostatic interactions in polyelectrolyte multilayer films: binding of anionic fluorescent probes to layers assembled onto colloids

F Caruso, H Lichtenfeld, E Donath, H Möhwald - Macromolecules, 1999 - ACS Publications
The electrostatic binding of two anionic probe molecules, pyrenetetrasulfonic acid (4-PSA)
and 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-CF), to poly (allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH)/poly (sodium 4 …

Effect of molecular weight on the construction of polyelectrolyte multilayers: strip** versus sticking

Z Sui, D Salloum, JB Schlenoff - Langmuir, 2003 - ACS Publications
Combinations of a polyanion and a polycation, with different molar masses but narrow molar
mass distributions, are employed to construct thin films by the polyelectrolyte multilayering …

Layer‐by‐layer assembly through weak interactions and their biomedical applications

M Matsusaki, H Ajiro, T Kida, T Serizawa… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The surface design and control of substrates with nanometer‐or micrometer‐sized polymer
films are of considerable interest for both fundamental and applied studies in the biomedical …

Effect of surface defect states on valence band and charge separation and transfer efficiency

J Xu, Y Teng, F Teng - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Both energy band and charge separation and transfer are the crucial affecting factor for a
photochemical reaction. Herein, the BiOCl nanosheets without and with surface bismuth …

Using light to control physical properties of polymers and surfaces with azobenzene chromophores

RH El Halabieh, O Mermut, CJ Barrett - Pure and applied chemistry, 2004 - degruyter.com
Azobenzene chromophores can be switched between two geometric isomers using visible
light. This photoisomerization is rapid, reversible, and of high quantum yield, and the …