Multilayer Thin Films: Sequential Assembly of Nanocomposite Materials

Foreword.Preface.List of ContributorsPolyelectrolyte Multilayers, an Overview (G. Decher).Fundamentals of Polyelectrolyte Complexes in Solution and the Bulk (V. Kabanov). Polyelectrolyte Adsorption and Multilayer Formation (J. Joanny & M. Castelnovo).Charge Balance and Transport in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers (J. Schlenoff).pH-Controlled Fabrication of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Assembly and Applications (M. Rubner).Recent Progress in the Surface Sol-Gel Process and Protein Multilayers (I. Ichinose, et al.).Internally Structured Polyelectrolyte Multilayers (K. Glinel, et al.).Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Nanoparticles and Nanocolloids: Intermolecular Interactions, Structure and Materials Perspectives (N. Kotov).Layer-by-Layer Self-assembled Polyelectrolytes and Nanoplatelets (J. Fendler).Chemistry Directed Deposition via Electrostatic and Secondary Interactions: A Nonlithographic Approach to Patterned Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Systems (P. Hammond).Layered Nanoarchitectures Based on Electro- and Photo-active Building Blocks (X. Zhang, et al.).Coated Colloids: Preparation, Characterization, Assembly and Utilization (F. Caruso & G. Sukhorukov).Smart Capsules (H. Mohwald, et al.).Multilayers on Solid Planar Substrates: From Structure to Function (D. Kurth, et al.).Functional Layer-by-Layer Assemblies with Photo- and Electrochemical Response and Selective Transport of Small Molecules and Ions (B. Tieke, et al.).Self-assembly and Characterization of Electro-optic Materials (R. Claus, et al.).Controlling the Ion-Permeability of Layered Polyelectrolyte Films and Membranes (M. Bruening).Index.