@article{AngelovaPenacoradaStilleretal.1994, author = {Angelova, Angelina and Penacorada, Florencio and Stiller, Burkhard and Zetzsche, Thomas and Ionov, Radoslav and Kamusewitz, Helmut and Brehmer, Ludwig}, title = {Wettability, surface morphology and stability of long chain ester multilayers obtained by different Langmuir- Blodgett deposition type}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @article{AngelovaReicheIonovetal.1994, author = {Angelova, Angelina and Reiche, J{\"u}rgen and Ionov, Radoslav and Janietz, Dietmar and Lemmetyinen, Helge and Brehmer, Ludwig}, title = {Control of the structure of Langmuir-Blodgett films of a discotic liquid crystalline compound via the subphase composition and the adjacent molecular environment}, year = {1994}, abstract = {Changes of the molecular arrangenemt that can be induced by means of the LB technique in the multilayers of a disc-shaped multialkynyl amphiphile are monitored by means of small angle X-ray diffraction. Studies of the monolayers at the air-water interface reveal "edge-on" orientation of the discs. Specific effects of the counter- ions (Na+, Cd²+, Pb²+, and Ba²+) and sub-solution pH on the monolayer collapse pressure, transfer efficiency and molecular order in the multilayers are found. A correlation between the monolayer properties and the ability for formation of periodic discotic structures in the presence of divalent counterions is established. The discotic molecules retain their "edge-on" arrangement in the highly compressed transferred films with slight irregular interdigtation of the flexible wings and inclination to the substrate normal. The tilt and the inter- digitation are reduced when the discotic monolayers are deposited in alternating LB films with barium arachidate spacer layers.}, language = {en} } @article{AngelovaIonovReicheetal.1994, author = {Angelova, Angelina and Ionov, Radoslav and Reiche, J{\"u}rgen and Brehmer, Ludwig}, title = {Head-to tail or head-to-head structure of Langmuir-Blodgett long chain ester multilayers?}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @article{PenacoradaAngelovaKamusewitzetal.1995, author = {Penacorada, Florencio and Angelova, Angelina and Kamusewitz, Helmut and Reiche, J{\"u}rgen and Brehmer, Ludwig}, title = {Scanning Force Microscopy and Wetting study of the Surface Modification of a Polypropylene Mambrane by Means of Langmuir-Blodgett Film Deposition}, year = {1995}, abstract = {Polypropylene membranes with deposited ultrathin "siin" layers are attractive for separation and cleaning of gaseous mixtures. In the present study, the surface morphology and wetting hysteresis of composite membranes consisting of a microporous polypropylene support and Langmuir-Blodgett ("skin") films, are investigated. The effect of the interlayer molecular interactions and the substrate features on the integrity and homogeneity of the "skin" layers is examined. Langmuir-Blodgett films of arachidic acid and cadmium and calcium arachidate are characterized both on smooth silicon and on porous polypropylene supports. Contact angle measurements and scanning force microscopy (SFM) are applied for investigations of the membrane surface modification upon transfer of a different number of monolayers. It was found that the contact angle hysteresis of the bare membrane decreases after the LB-deposition of close-packed monolayers. Smoothing of the membrane surface is also evidenced by the SFM images, on different length scales, confirming a good coverage of the membrane pores.}, language = {en} }