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Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, USA
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Soft Matter, 2011,7, 9829-9843
DOI:
10.1039/C1SM05750B
Received
25 Apr 2011,
Accepted
29 Jun 2011
First published online
08 Aug 2011
Nanostructuring macromolecules and nanomaterials at the air–water interface through Langmuir monolayers, Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) and Langmuir–Schaefer (LS) films has been effectively used to investigate surface chemical/physical properties and achieve well-controlled surface morphologies. In this article, we review research progress and approaches in utilizing specific amphiphilic polymers, π-conjugated polymers, dendrons/dendrimers, metal/semiconductor nanoparticles, and colloidal spheres. Well-designed polymers, colloids, and nanomaterials enable structure–property correlation and observation of new phenomena not previously observed in bulk materials.
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