Self-assembled monolayers of supramolecular compounds for chemical sensors

Crystallization on Self Assembled Monolayers

Over the past two decades, self assembled monolayers (SAMs) (Love et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2004; Ulman, 1996) have been extensively studied due to their many applications in various fields such as electrochemistry (Eckerman et al., 2010), biosensors (Nyquist et al., 2000), protein separation (Chun and Stroeve, 2002) and enantiomer separation (Mastai, 2009). SAMs are organic assemblies formed...

Self-Assembled Monolayers for Dental Implants

Implant-based therapy is a mature approach to recover the health conditions of patients affected by edentulism. Thousands of dental implants are placed each year since their introduction in the 80s. However, implantology faces challenges that require more research strategies such as new support therapies for a world population with a continuous increase of life expectancy, to control periodonta...

Supramolecular self-assembled fullerene nanostructures.

Four ionic fullerene derivatives, which are relatively soluble in polar solvents, are shown to organize into morphologically different nanoscale structures. Spheres, nanorods, and nanotubules form in water depending on the side chain appendage of the fullerene spheroid. Images at different nanoscale structures were obtained via transmission electron microscopy. Also, computer simulations were u...

Self Assembled Monolayers -A Review

Self assembly provides a simple route to organise suitable organic molecules on noble metal surface by using long chain organic molecules with various functionalities like -SH,-COOH,-NH2 , Silanes etc. These surfaces can be used to build up interesting nano level architectures. Self assembly is an interesting process for biological relevance because it provides a novel approach to complex struc...

Self-Assembled Monolayers As Models For Silica