Multilayer Thin Films

Gero Decher is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, France, a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) and a member of the International Center for Frontier Research in Chemistry. His research team is located at CNRS Institut Charles Sadron in Strasbourg where he continues to develop the layer-by-layer assembly method in collaboration with his colleagues Pierre Schaaf and Jean-Claude Voegel. This method is applied in many laboratories world-wide in various scientific disciplines, including chemistry, materials science and biotechnology. Gero Decher has received numerous awards, including the ECIS-Rhodia prize in 2010 and the Grand Prix of the French "Académie des Sciences" for Nanobiotechnology in 2009. Joseph B. Schlenoff is Mandelkern Professor of Polymer Science of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Florida State University, USA. His laboratory is engaged in multidisciplinary research centered on the use of novel structures made from polyelectrolytes that are deposited using the layer-by-layer technique. His work, supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, among others, focuses on fundamental polymer science aspects of polyelectrolyte complexes and on their interactions with biological materials. In 2011, Joseph Schlenoff received a Gutenburg Chair at the University of Strasbourg.

• List of Contributors XXV Volume 11 Layer-by-Layer Assembly (Putting Molecules to Work) 1 Gero DecherPart I Preparation and Characterization 232 Layer-by-Layer Processed Multilayers: Challenges and Opportunities 25 Michael F. Rubner and Robert E. Cohen3 Layer-by-Layer Assembly: from Conventional to Unconventional Methods 43 Guanglu Wu and Xi Zhang4 Novel Multilayer Thin Films: Hierarchic Layer-by-Layer (Hi-LbL) Assemblies 69 Katsuhiko Ariga, Qingmin Ji, and Jonathan P. Hill5 Layer-by-Layer Assembly Using Host-Guest Interactions 83 Janneke Veerbeek, David N. Reinhoudt, and Jurriaan Huskens6 LbL Assemblies Using van der Waals or Affinity Interactions and Their Applications 99 Takeshi Serizawa, Mitsuru Akashi, Michiya Matsusaki, Hioharu Ajiro, and Toshiyuki Kida7 Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polymeric Complexes 135 Junqi Sun, Xiaokong Liu, and Jiacong Shen8 Making Aqueous Nanocolloids from Low Solubility Materials: LbL Shells on Nanocores 151 Yuri Lvov, Pravin Pattekari, and Tatsiana Shutava9 Cellulose Fibers and Fibrils as Templates for the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Technology 171 Lars Wågberg10 Freely Standing LbL Films 189 Chaoyang Jiang and Vladimir V. Tsukruk11 Neutron Reflectometry at Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 219 Ralf Köhler, Chloé Chevigny, and Regine von Klitzing12 Polyelectrolyte Conformation in and Structure of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 269 Stephan Block, Olaf Soltwedel, Peter Nestler, and Christiane A. Helm13 Charge Balance and Transport in Ion-Paired Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 281 Joseph B. Schlenoff14 Conductivity Spectra of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Revealing Ion Transport Processes 321 Monika Schönhoff and Cornelia Cramer15 Responsive Layer-by-Layer Assemblies: Dynamics, Structure and Function 337 Svetlana Sukhishvili16 Tailoring the Mechanics of Freestanding Multilayers 363 Andreas Fery and Vladimir V. Tsukruk17 Design and Translation of Nanolayer Assembly Processes: Electrochemical Energy to Programmable Pharmacies 393 Md. Nasim Hyder, Nisarg J. Shah, and Paula T. Hammond18 Surface-Initiated Polymerization and Layer-by-Layer Films 437 Nicel Estillore and Rigoberto C. Advincula19 Quartz Crystal Resonator as a Tool for Following the Build-up of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 455 Mikko Salomäki and Jouko KankareVolume 2Part II Applications 47120 Electrostatic and Coordinative Supramolecular Assembly of Functional Films for Electronic Application and Materials Separation 473 Bernd Tieke, Ashraf El-Hashani, Kristina Hoffmann, and Anna Maier21 Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Incorporating Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 511 H.D. Robinson, Reza Montazami, Chalongrat Daengngam, Ziwei Zuo, Wang Dong, Jonathan Metzman, and Randy Heflin22 Nanostructured Electrodes Assembled from Metal Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots in Polyelectrolytes 539 Lara Halaoui23 Record Properties of Layer-by-Layer Assembled Composites 573 Ming Yang, Paul Podsiadlo, Bong Sup Shim, and Nicholas A. Kotov24 Carbon Nanotube-Based Multilayers 595 Yong Tae Park and Jaime C. Grunla25 Nanoconfined Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: From Nanostripes to Multisegmented Functional Nanotubes 613 Cécile J. Roy, Cédric C. Buron, Sophie Demoustier-Champagne, and Alain M. Jonas26 The Design of Polysaccharide Multilayers for Medical Applications 637 Benjamin Thierry, Dewang Ma, and Françoise M. Winnik27 Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films Based on Polysaccharides: From Physical Chemistry to the Control of Cell Differentiation 659 Thomas Boudou, Kefeng Ren, Thomas Crouzier, and Catherine Picart28 Diffusion of Nanoparticles and Biomolecules into Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: Towards New Functional Materials 691 Marc Michel and Vincent Ball29 Coupling Chemistry and Hybridization of DNA Molecules on Layer-by-Layer Modified Colloids 711 Jing Kang and Lars Dähne30 A ‘‘Multilayered’’ Approach to the Delivery of DNA: Exploiting the Structure of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers to Promote Surface-Mediated Cell Transfection and Multi-Agent Delivery 731 David M. Lynn31 Designing LbL Capsules for Drug Loading and Release 749 Bruno G. De Geest and Stefaan C. De Smedt32 Stimuli-Sensitive LbL Films for Controlled Delivery of Proteins and Drugs 765 Katsuhiko Sato, Shigehiro Takahashi, and Jun-ichi Anzai33 Assembly of Multilayer Capsules for Drug Encapsulation and Controlled Release 777 Jinbo Fei, Yue Cui, Qiang He, and Junbai Li34 Engineered Layer-by-Layer Assembled Capsules for Biomedical Applications 801 Angus P.R. Johnston, Georgina K. Such, Sarah J. Dodds, and Frank Caruso35 Assembly of Polymer Multilayers from Organic Solvents for Biomolecule Encapsulation 831 Sebastian Beyer, Jianhao Bai, and Dieter Trau36 Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Composite Multilayer Microcapsules and Microchamber Arrays 851 Maria N. Antipina, Maxim V. Kiryukhin, and Gleb B. Sukhorukov37 Domain-Containing Functional Polyelectrolyte Films: Applications to Antimicrobial Coatings and Energy Transfer 891 Aurélie Guyomard, Bernard Nysten, Alain M. Jonas, and Karine Glinel38 Creating Functional Membranes Through Polyelectrolyte Adsorption 907 Merlin L. Bruening39 Remote and Self-Induced Release from Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Capsules and Films 925 Andre G. Skirtach, Dmitry V. Volodkin, and Helmuth Möhwald40 Controlled Architectures in LbL Films for Sensing and Biosensing 951 Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr., Pedro H.B. Aoki, Felippe J. Pavinatto, and Carlos J.L. Constantino41 Patterned Multilayer Systems and Directed Self-Assembly of Functional Nano-Bio Materials 985 Ilsoon Lee42 Electrochemically Active LbL Multilayer Films: From Biosensors to Nanocatalysts 1003 Ernesto. J. Calvo43 Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Assembly in Feedback Active Coatings and Films 1039 Dmitry G. Shchukin and Helmuth MöhwaldIndex 1053