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A Flexible Approach to the Fabrication of Chemical Gradients
Author(s) -
Ballav N.,
Shaporenko A.,
Terfort A.,
Zharnikov M.
Publication year - 2007
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.200602168
Subject(s) - fabrication , monolayer , materials science , substituent , substrate (aquarium) , nanotechnology , key (lock) , chemical reaction , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , computer science , medicine , alternative medicine , oceanography , computer security , pathology , geology , engineering
A flexible approach for the fabrication of chemical gradients on different substrates is presented. The key idea of the approach is tuning the exchange reaction between a self‐assembled monolayer covering the substrate and a potential molecular substituent by electron irradiation. The figure shows water drops on a hydrophilicity gradient created using this method.
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