Electrostatic Assembly of Poly(ethylene glycol) Nanotubes. Academic Article

abstract

• Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based films, nanotubes, and nanotube arrays were successfully made using layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly ion-containing PEO derivatives on porous templates and planar substrates. PEG nanotubes are challenging to produce because PEG dissolves into solutions and solvents used during nanotube processing, but our techniques circumvent the issue. Nanotube dimensions were verified using microscopy and the average observed diameter was 155nm. The PEG-based structures showed remarkable stability in water, salt water, and sodium hydroxide solution.

authors

• Lutkenhaus, Jodie

published proceedings

• Macromol Rapid Commun

author list (cited authors)

• Jang, W., Saito, T., Hickner, M. A., & Lutkenhaus, J. L.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Jang, Woo-Sik||Saito, Tomonori||Hickner, Michael A||Lutkenhaus, Jodie L

publication date

• April 2010

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Macromolecular Rapid Communications  Journal

keywords

• Layer-by-layer Assembly
• Nanolayers
• Nanotubes
• Poly(ethylene Glycol)
• Polyelectrolytes

PubMed Central ID

• 21590966

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/marc.200900807

start page

• 745

end page

• 751

volume

• 31

issue

• 8

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%2Fmarc.200900807