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Stimuli‐Responsive Free‐Standing Layer‐By‐Layer Films
Author(s) -
Hu Xiaoran,
McIntosh Ethan,
Simon Marc G.,
Staii Cristian,
Thomas Samuel W.
Publication year - 2016
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.201504219
Subject(s) - materials science , layer (electronics) , layer by layer , polyelectrolyte , nanotechnology , wavelength , optoelectronics , polymer , composite material
Free‐standing, stimuli‐responsive polyelectrolyte multilayer films enabled by light‐induced degradation of sacrificial compartments are introduced. Two examples are described: i) a triple responsive film that uses light, redox, and pH for different functions, and ii) different wavelengths of light for different functions. This approach to multiresponsive materials offers simple design and chemical synthesis while enabling different stimuli to perform separate functions in the same material.