Propagating waves of self-assembly in organosilane monolayers

Propagating waves of self-assembly in organosilane monolayers.

Wavefronts associated with reaction-diffusion and self-assembly processes are ubiquitous in the natural world. For example, propagating fronts arise in crystallization and diverse other thermodynamic ordering processes, in polymerization fronts involved in cell movement and division, as well as in the competitive social interactions and population dynamics of animals at much larger scales. Alth...

Colliding Self-assembly Waves in Organosilane Monolayers∗

SELF - ASSEMBLY OF PHOSPHONATE MONOLAYERS ON GaAs

Self-organized propagation patterns from dynamic self-assembly in monolayers.

Propagation of localized orientational waves, as imaged by Brewster angle microscopy, is induced by low intensity linearly polarized light inside axisymmetric smectic-C confined domains in a photosensitive molecular thin film at the air/water interface (Langmuir monolayer). Results from numerical simulations of a model that couples photoreorientational effects and long-range elastic forces are ...

Effect of Hydrodynamic Shear Stress on Biofilm Adhesion to Organosilane Self-Assembled Monolayers on Titanium

Derivitization of silica surfaces using organosilane precursors has been established for many years. Extension to engineering materials would potentially be of great value. Potential applications include biological fouling (biofouling) control, increased or lowered adhesion, improved tribology, imparting antimicrobial properties, or inhibition of bacterial colonization that results in infection...