There are a wide variety of silica nanoformulations being investigated for biomedical
applications. Silica nanoparticles can be produced using a wide variety of synthetic …

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 …

The structural phases and the growth of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are reviewed
from a surface science perspective, with emphasis on simple model systems. The concept of …

Polymer light‐emitting devices are fabricated using single‐walled carbon nanotube‐polymer
composite electrodes as both the electron and hole injection electrodes. The devices are …

Although a molecular monolayer is only a few nanometers thick it can completely change
the properties of a surface. Molecular monolayers can be readily prepared using the …

The fabrication of hydrogel microstructures based upon poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylates,
dimethacrylates, and tetraacrylates patterned photolithographically on silicon or glass …

The tribological phenomena of adhesion, friction, and wear arise when solid objects make
contact. As the size of devices shrinks to micro-and nanoscales, the surface-to-volume ratio …

Ultrasmooth octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) monolayers (2.6±0.2 nm thick, RMS
roughness∼ 1.0 Å) can be obtained reproducibly by exposing clean native SiO2 surfaces to …

We have investigated the potential of self-assembled monolayer (SAM) coatings for the
purpose of adhesion reduction in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Two types of …

Water-repellent surfaces have been prepared by exposing Si substrates with a hydroxylated
surface oxide to fluoroalkyl silane (FAS) vapor. Since this chemical vapor surface …