Methods for depositing thin films are important in generating functional materials for diverse
applications in a wide variety of fields. Over the last half-century, the layer-by-layer assembly …

Over the last few decades there has been a huge interest in nanostructured functional
materials and assembly techniques for preparing functional molecular assemblies with …

In this paper, we propose a structure for organo-mineral associations in soils based on
recent insights concerning the molecular structure of soil organic matter (SOM), and on …

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 …

New assembly techniques are required for creating advanced materials with enough
structural flexibility to be tuned for specific applications, and to be practical, the techniques …

This paper describes the ordering degree of anionic, cationic, and zwitterionic surfactants
with the increase of their packing density on Ge substrate by using Fourier transform infrared …

Surface modification of biomaterials can improve the performance and lifetime of current
metallic implantable devices. Metal oxide coatings represent a potential surface modification …

The properties of a thin polymer film can be significantly affected by the presence of a
penetrant. This can have potential implications for many technological applications, such as …

Uncontrolled bleeding from traumatic wounds is a major factor in deaths resulting from
military conflict, accidents, disasters and crime. Self-assembling peptide nanofibers have …

Surface modification of biomaterials is a well‐known approach to enable an adequate
biointerface between the implant and the surrounding tissue, dictating the initial acceptance …