title: Catechol-based layer-by-layer assembly of composite coatings: a versatile platform to hierarchical nano-materials.
abstract: Inspired by the marine mussel's ability to adhere to surfaces underwater, an aqueous catechol-based dip coating platform was developed. Using a catechol-functionalized polyacrylamide binder in combination with inorganic nanoparticles enables the facile fabrication of robust composite coatings via a layer-by-layer process. This modular assembly of well-defined building blocks provides a versatile alternative to electrostatic driven approaches with layer thickness and refractive indices being readily tunable. The platform nature of this approach enables the fabrication of hierarchically ordered nano-materials such as Bragg stacks.
authors.affiliation: Materials Research Laboratory, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. hawker@mrl.ucsb.edu klinger@mrl.ucsb.edu.
authors.forename: C X
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braendle
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Menyo
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Pester
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Perl
authors.forename: I
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authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hawker
authors.forename: D
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authors.lastname: Klinger