Responsive plasma polymerized ultrathin nanocomposite films

Ultrathin composite films: An indispensable resource for nanotechnology

Ultrathin nanocomposite films were prepared on solid supports via adsorption of organic and inorganic molecules from solution. Coordination geometry for transition metal ions was preserved by embedding metal ligands into titanium oxide gel films, and porous titanium oxide films were prepared by selective removal of organic components from polymer/metal oxide composite films using oxygen plasma ...

Negative Thermal Expansion in Ultrathin Plasma Polymerized Films (postprint)

Engineered Silk Interfaces

Introduction Past experiments have already proven that silk, a natural protein produced by silkworms and spiders, exhibit intriguing physical properties such as exceptionally high moduli and toughness. Silk fibroins (SF) can be further reconstituted into ultrathin (<100 nm) films while retaining most of these properties for a wide variety of bioapplications. These ultrathin films can be further...

Structural And Optical Properties Of Plasma Polymerized Pyromucic Aldehyde Thin Films

Plasma polymerized pyromucic aldehyde (PPPA) thin films have been deposited on to glass substrates by glow discharge technique. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) graphs reveal that the surface morphology of PPPA thin films is uniform and flawless. FTIR analysis reveals that the chemical composition of PPPA films is different from that of the pyromucic aldehyde (PA). From the UV-vis spectra dir...

Polymer – Coated Ferrite Nanocomposites Synthesized by Plasma Polymerization

Magnetic nanocomposites are an important class of advanced functional materials on the basis of a magnetic material and a matrix. To achieve unique mechanical, physical, chemical, and biomedical properties, one must be able to tailor only the surface structures of a nanoparticle. This requires the deposition of ultrathin and uniform films using the possibility offered by cold-plasma polymerisat...