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Polymer Brushes as Ionotropic Matrices for the Directed Fabrication of Microstructured Calcite Thin Films
Author(s) -
Tugulu Stefano,
Harms Marc,
Fricke Marc,
Volkmer Dirk,
Klok HarmAnton
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200602382
Subject(s) - calcite , polymer , fabrication , materials science , thin film , ionotropic effect , chemical engineering , polymer science , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , mineralogy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , nmda receptor , receptor , biochemistry
How to get into films : Micropatterned poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) brushes are used as an ionotropic matrix for the fabrication of microstructured calcite thin films. The calcite films are an exact 3D replica of the PMAA brush matrix (see Scheme; ACC=amorphous CaCO 3 phase).