Multilayer Thin Films

VOLUME 1
 
LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY (PUTTING MOLECULES TO WORK)
The Whole is More than the Sum of its Parts
From Self-Assembly to Directed Assembly
History and Development of the Layer-by-Layer Assembly Method
LbL-Assembly is the Synthesis of Fuzzy Supramolecular Objects
Reproducibility and Choice of Deposition Conditions
Monitoring Multilayer Build-up
Spray- and Spin-Assisted Multilayer Assembly
Recent Developments
Final Remarks
 
PART I: Preparation and Characterization
 
LAYER-BY-LAYER PROCESSED MULTILAYERS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Introduction
Fundamental Challenges and Opportunities
The Path Forward
 
LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY: FROM CONVENTIONAL TO UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS
Introduction
Conventional LbL Methods
Unconventional LbL Methods
Summary and Outlook
 
NOVEL MULTILAYER THIN FILMS: HIERARCHIC LAYER-BY-LAYER (HI-LBL) ASSEMBLIES
Introduction
Hi-LbL for Multi-Cellular Models
Hi-LbL for Unusual Drug Delivery Modes
Hi-LbL for Sensors
Future Perspectives
 
LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY USING HOST-GUEST INTERACTIONS
Introduction
Supramolecular Layer-by-Layer Assembly
3D Patterned Multilayer Assemblies on Surfaces
3D Supramolecular Nanoparticle Crystal Structures
Porous 3D Supramolecular Assemblies in Solution
Conclusions
 
LBL ASSEMBLIES USING VAN DER WAALS OR AFFINITY INTERACTIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Stereospecific Template Polymerization of Methacrylates by Stereocomplex Formation in Nanoporous LbL Films
Preparation and Properties of Hollow Capsules Composed of Layer-by-Layer Polymer Films Constructed through van der Waals Interactions
Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Cellular Multilayers Using Layer-by-Layer Protein Nanofilms Constructed through Affinity Interaction
Conclusion
 
LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY OF POLYMERIC COMPLEXES
Introduction
Concept of LbL Assembly of Polymeric Complexes
Structural Tailoring of LbL-Assembled Films of Polymeric

Gero Decher is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, France, a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) and a member of the International Center for Frontier Research in Chemistry. His research team is located at CNRS Institut Charles Sadron in Strasbourg where he continues to develop the layer-by-layer assembly method in collaboration with his colleagues Pierre Schaaf and Jean-Claude Voegel. This method is applied in many laboratories world-wide in various scientific disciplines, including chemistry, materials science and biotechnology. Gero Decher has received numerous awards, including the ECIS-Rhodia prize in 2010 and the Grand Prix of the French "Académie des Sciences" for Nanobiotechnology in 2009.
 
Joseph B. Schlenoff is Mandelkern Professor of Polymer Science of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Florida State University, USA. His laboratory is engaged in multidisciplinary research centered on the use of novel structures made from polyelectrolytes that are deposited using the layer-by-layer technique. His work, supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, among others, focuses on fundamental polymer science aspects of polyelectrolyte complexes and on their interactions with biological materials. In 2011, Joseph Schlenoff received a Gutenburg Chair at the University of Strasbourg.

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