Catechol-based layer-by-layer assembly of composite coatings: a versatile platform to hierarchical nano-materials1. Issue 31 (21st August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, C. X.; Braendle, A.; Menyo, M. S.; Pester, C. W.; Perl, E. E.; Arias, I.; Hawker, C. J.; Klinger, D.
• Is Part Of: Soft matter. Volume 11:Issue 31(2015)
• Page Start: 6173
• Page End: 6178
• Publication Date: 2015-08-21
• Subjects: Soft condensed matter -- Periodicals; 530.413
• DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01374g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-683X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2b31wf6c" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Inspired by the marine mussel's ability to adhere to surfaces underwater, an aqueous catechol-based dip coating platform was developed to enable facile fabrication of robust composite coatings and Bragg stacks.</p> </abstract>