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Monolayers of reactive cellulose derivatives
Author(s) -
Wenz Gerhard,
Liepold Petra,
Bordeanu Nico
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200450623
Subject(s) - monolayer , cellulose , alkyl , chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering
Functional cellulose derivatives are very versatile materials for the creation of mono‐ and multilayer systems. Hydrophobic alkyl and trimethylsilyl celluloses form highly ordered Langmuir‐Blodgett multilayers on hydrophobic substrates. Cellulose thiosulfates and methyl thio ethers were self‐assembled on gold and silver surfaces to form hydrophilic monolayers. Cellulose layer systems are capable for chemical transformations under conservation of the structural order. They are suitable platforms for the investigation of molecular recognition at surfaces and the construction of sensor devices. Both biological ligands, e.g. biotin, and enzymes, e.g. horse radish peroxidase, could be attached to cellulose under conservation of their biological function.