Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films as Substrates for Photoreceptor Cells

Polyelectrolyte multilayer films as substrates for photoreceptor cells.

Reconstruction of extracellular matrix substrates for delivery of functional photoreceptors is crucial in pathologies such as retinal degeneration and age-related macular degeneration. In this study, we assembled polyelectrolyte films using the layer-by-layer deposition method. The buildup of three different films composed of poly(L-lysine)/chondroitin sulfate (PLL/CSA), poly(L-lysine)/poly(sty...

Mechanically Responding Functionalized Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films

The alternate deposition of polyanions and polycations on charged surfaces leads to the formation of nanostructured films called polyelectrolyte multilayers [1,2,3]. The layer by layer deposition process of polyelectrolytes is used to design films equipped by compartments containing "free" polymers or biomolecules [4-6]. Each compartment corresponds to a stratum of an exponentially growing poly...

Fibronectin adsorption onto polyelectrolyte multilayer films.

The Layer-by-layer deposition of positively and negatively charged macromolecular species is an ideal method for constructing thin films incorporating biological molecules. We investigate the adsorption of fibronectin onto polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films using optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). PEM films are formed by adsorption onto Si(Ti)...

Polyelectrolyte multilayer films for building energetic walking devices.

Multilayer Nano Films for Corrosion Control

Nano films consisting of an alternating sequence of positively and negatively charged polyelectrolytes have been prepared by means of the electrostatic layer-by-layer (LBL) sequential assembly technique on treated and untreated mild steel wires. Inhibitor was encapsulated between cationic and anionic polyelectrolyte nano films. This paper mainly focuses on the effect of these nano-films of poly...