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A study of microgel star amphiphile monolayers
Author(s) -
Shen Jiacong,
Zhang Xi,
Cha Xiao,
Yin Rui
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19910460119
Subject(s) - monolayer , amphiphile , materials science , surface pressure , chemical engineering , laminar flow , star (game theory) , langmuir , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , polymer , copolymer , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , astrophysics , mechanics
This paper reports on the synthesis of a microgel star amphiphile and on the behaviour of its monolayers both on the water surface and on solid substrates. On the water surface, the monolayer surface pressure relaxes at constant area, leading to a “duckweed”‐type structure. The hydrophilic groups play an important role in this process. On solid substrates, Langmuir‐Blodgett films can be fabricated from it with unit transfer ratio and good laminar structure.