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 - TY - GEN A1 - Cochin, Didier A1 - Hendlinger, P. A1 - Laschewsky, André T1 - Polysoaps with fluorocarbon hydrophobic chains N2 - A series of amphiphilic copolymers is prepared by copolymerization of choline methacrylate with 1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorooctyl methacrylate in varying amounts. The copolymers bearing fluorocarbon chains are studied concerning their effects on viscosity, solubilization and surface activity in aqueous solution, exhibiting a general behavior characteristic for polysoaps. The results are compared with the ones obtained for an analogous series of amphiphilic copolymers bearing hydrocarbon chains. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 085 KW - Amphiphilic polymers KW - fluorocarbon polymers KW - associating polymers KW - polysoaps Y1 - 1995 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-17347 ER -