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Dendritic Macromolecules at Interfaces
Author(s) -
Tsukruk Vladimir V.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199802)10:3<253::aid-adma253>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - materials science , macromolecule , nanotechnology , polymer science , biology , biochemistry
The structural state of dendritic macromolecules at air–water (Langmuir monolayers) and air–solid (adsorbed monolayers, self‐assembled films, and cast films) interfaces is discussed. Examples of undistorted and compressed dendritic macromolecules within monolayers and multilayer films are presented. The high interaction strength between “sticky” surface groups of dendrimers and substrates is considered to be responsible for the formation of the compact monolayer structures and dendrimer compression. The interfacial behavior of dendrimers is compared to the surface states predicted by molecular dynamics simulations.