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Polymerization‐Induced Adsorption: A Preparative Method of Ultrathin Polymer Films
Author(s) -
Ichinose Izumi,
Kunitake Toyoki
Publication year - 1999
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(199903)11:5<413::aid-adma413>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - materials science , adsorption , polymer , polymerization , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , engineering
The synthesis and processing of ultrathin polymer films by stepwise adsorption from solution has enjoyed rapid developments in recent years, such that multilayer architectures can now be designed with nano‐precision, while electrostatic adsorption of oppositely charged polymers has been used to produce optically and electrically functional polymers. The authors present the highlights of these developments in this report, before summarizing their own results from polymerization‐induced adsorption of films onto solid surfaces.