If your work is related to layer-by-layer self-assembly techniques (electrostatic thin film assembly), this is the bible that you need to become an expert. Written by the founders of the LbL technique, the material covered in this book is comprehensive and easy to understand. Since a lot of information is presented in this book, I recommend reading it cover-to-cover a few times to fully enjoy and absorb every detail. This book is a MUST! I wish I could give it six stars.
Author(s): Gero Decher, Joseph B. Schlenoff
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 535
MLTF......Page 1
Foreword......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 13
1 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers, an Overview......Page 18
2 Fundamentals of Polyelectrolyte Complexes in Solution and the Bulk......Page 64
Polyelectrolyte Adsorption and Multilayer Formation......Page 104
Charge Balance and Transport in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers......Page 115
pH-Controlled Fabrication of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Assembly and Applications......Page 149
Recent Progress in the Surface Sol–Gel Process and Protein Multilayers......Page 171
Internally Structured Polyelectrolyte Multilayers......Page 192
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Nanoparticles and Nanocolloids: Intermolecular Interactions, Structureand Materials Perspectives......Page 221
Layer-by-Layer Self-assembled Polyelectrolytes and Nanoplatelets......Page 258
Chemistry Directed Deposition via Electrostatic and Secondary Interactions: A Nonlithographic Approach to Patterned Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Systems......Page 283
Layered Nanoarchitectures Based on Electro and Photo-active Building Blocks......Page 312
Coated Colloids: Preparation, Characterization, Assembly and Utilization......Page 342
Smart Capsules......Page 374
Multilayers on Solid Planar Substrates: From Structure to Function......Page 404
Functional Layer-by-layer Assemblies with Photo and Electrochemical Response and Selective Transport of Small Molecules and Ions......Page 438
Self-assembly and Characterization of Electro-optic Materials......Page 472
Controlling the Ion-Permeability of Layered Polyelectrolyte Films and Membranes......Page 498
Index......Page 522