title: Assembly of ultrathin polymer multilayer films by click chemistry.
abstract: Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a versatile and robust technique for fabricating tailored thin films of diverse composition. Herein we report a new method of covalent coupling, click chemistry, to facilitate the LbL assembly of thin films. Linear film growth was observed using both UV-vis and FTIR spectroscopy, and film thicknesses were determined by ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy. The assembled films are shown to be stable in a wide pH range. This technique offers the potential to enable the synthesis of new types of stable and responsive LbL films from a variety of polymers.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Georgina K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Such
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tjipto
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caruso