Macromolecular Assemblies in Polymer Systems

by Pieter Stroeve (Editor), Anna C. Balazs (Editor)

Overview

Presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary discussion of macromolecular assemblies, from understanding biological phenomena to applications of macromolecular assemblies in biosensors, electrooptic devices, and liquid crystals. Gives insights on the fabrication of ultrathin polymeric films and examines polymeric materials that can spontaneously assemble into structures in solution or at interfaces. Emphasizes the use of polymers in macromolecular assemblies over low molecular weight organic materials. Also reviews monolayers and multilayer films, three dimensional systems, scanning probe microscopy of macromolecular assemblies, and polymers and liquid crystals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780841224278
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Publication date:	05/05/1992
Series:	ACS Symposium Series , #493
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

University of California-Davis

University of Pittsburgh

Table of Contents

Macromolecular Assemblies in Polymeric Systems: An Overview
Liquid-Crystalline Acetylenic Compounds: Behavior at Air-Water Interface
Blends of Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polymers at Air-Water Interface
Effect of Surface Pressure on Langmuir-Blodgett Polymerization of 2-Pentadecylaniline
Monolayer and Thin-Film Crystallization of Isotactic Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Preparation of Multicomponent Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films Composed of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and 3-Octadecanoylpyrrole
Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Novel Polyion Complexes of Conducting Polymers
Fluorinated, Main-Chain Chromophoric Polymer: Langmuir Layer and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Studies
Langmuir-Blodgett Multilayers of Fluorinated, Main-Chain Chromophoric, Optically Nonlinear Polymers
Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Stilbazolium Chloride Polyethers: Structural Studies
Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Langmuir-Blodgett Film Multilayers: A Sampling Depth Study
Langmuir-Blodgett Affinity Surfaces: Targeted Binding of Avidin to Biotin-Doped Langmuir-Blodgett Films at the Tip of an Optical Fiber Sensor
Mixed Monolayers of Lecithin and Bile Acids at the Air-Aqueous Solution Interface: Effect of Temperature and Subphase pH
Photoinduced Morphological Changes in Plasmalogen Liposomes Using Visible Light
Percolation Process and Structural Study in Docusate Sodium Reverse Micelles Containing Cytochrome c
Polymerization and Phase Transitions in Deoxy Sickle Cell Hemoglobin
Reduction of Phospholipid Quinones in Bilayer Membranes: Kinetics and Mechanism
Proteinaceous Microspheres
Molecular Recognition in Gels, Monolayers, and Solids
Scanning Probe Microscopy of Surfactant Bilayers and Monolayers
Elucidation of Macromolecular Assemblies: Use of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy for Molecular Bioengineering of Cellular Self-Assemblies in Molecular Device Design
Chiral Liquid-Crystalline Copolymers for Electrooptical Applications
Side-Chain Crystallinity and Thermal Transitions in Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Poly(*g-alkyl-*aL-glutamate)s
A Novel Route to Poly(ether ketone)-Polycondensate Block Copolymers

Editorial Reviews

Chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers in several fields discuss macromolecular assemblies in polymeric systems, revealing interests that range from using them to make such products as microsensors and optical devices, to investigating biological processes. The two dozen papers, from an April 1991 polymer symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, cover monolayer and multilayer films, three- dimensional systems, scanning probe microscopy, and polymers and liquid crystals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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