TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kita-Tokarczyk, Katarzyna
A1  - Junginger, Mathias
A1  - Belegrinou, Serena
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
ED  - Muller, AHE
ED  - Borisov, O
T1  - Amphiphilic polymers at interfaces
JF  - Advances in polymer science
JF  - Advances in Polymer Science
N2  - Self-assembly phenomena in block copolymer systems are attracting considerable interest from the scientific community and industry alike. Particularly interesting is the behavior of amphiphilic copolymers, which can self-organize into nanoscale-sized objects such as micelles, vesicles, or tubes in solution, and which form well-defined assemblies at interfaces such as air-liquid, air-solid, or liquid-solid. Depending on the polymer chemistry and architecture, various types of organization at interfaces can be expected, and further exploited for applications in nanotechnology, electronics, and biomedical sciences.
 In this article, we discuss the formation and characterization of Langmuir monolayers from various amphiphilic block copolymers, including chargeable and thus pH-responsivematerials. Solid-supported polymer films are reviewed in the context of alteration of surface properties by ultrathin polymer layers and the possibilities for application in tissue engineering, sensors and biomaterials. Finally, we focus on how organic and polymer monolayers influence the growth of inorganic materials. This is a truly biomimetic approach since Nature uses soft interfaces to control the nucleation, growth, and morphology of biominerals such as calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, and silica.
KW  - Amphiphilic polymers
KW  - Langmuir monolayers
KW  - Polymers on surfaces
KW  - Bio-inspired mineralization
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-3-642-22297-9
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2010_58
SN  - 0065-3195
VL  - 242
IS  - 1
SP  - 151
EP  - 201
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  -