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Reactive Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly of Suspended Thin Films and Semipermeable Membranes at Interfaces Created Between Aqueous and Organic Phases
Author(s) -
Buck Maren E.,
Lynn David M.
Publication year - 2010
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.200903054
Subject(s) - fabrication , membrane , materials science , layer (electronics) , semipermeable membrane , aqueous solution , polymer , thin film , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , template , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , engineering , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Thin films of polymer suspended across the openings of pores , channels, and microcavities are of interest in a broad range of fundamental and applied contexts. A “reactive” layer‐by‐layer approach is demonstrated for the fabrication of suspended thin films and semipermeable membranes that makes use of liquid/liquid interfaces created between immiscible aqueous and organic phases as templates for film fabrication (see image).