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Langmuir films of monodisperse 0.5 μm spherical polymer particles with a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic shell
Author(s) -
Fulda KarlUlrich,
Tieke Bernd
Publication year - 1994
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/adma.19940060405
Subject(s) - dispersity , monolayer , materials science , langmuir , polymer , chemical engineering , core (optical fiber) , shell (structure) , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , adsorption , composite material , chemistry , engineering
Densely packed monolayers of spherical polymer particles are expected to show interesting materials properties, e.g. a high permeability. It is demonstrated that relatively close‐packed Langmuir films of monodisperse 0.5 μm particles—with a hydrophilic shell and hydrophobic core—can be formed at the air‐water interface and transferred to solid substrates (see Figure) by the subphase‐lowering or Langmuir‐Blodgett technique.