Abstract
The superposition of intermolecular interactions and extrinsic forces can be used to control the properties of self-assembled materials. On page 369 Samuel I. Stupp and co-workers investigate the role of electric fields during the interfacial self-assembly of a hierar-chically ordered membrane from oppositely charged molecules and demonstrate profound changes in the growth rate and orientation, as well as properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 442 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Advanced Functional Materials |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- self-assembly
- supramolecular materials
- reaction-diffusion
- adaptive materials
- membranes
- structure-property relationships