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Self-assembled structures can be fabricated either in solutions or at interfaces. Although the
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Self-Assembled Structures: Properties and Applications in Solution and on Surfaces
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explores new developments in this emerging area of nanofabrication, emphasizing fabrication
by way of highly versatile layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly. This work, edited by Jingcheng Hao, m
who has held research positions in prestigious labs across the world, brings together top
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researchers in colloid, interface, and physical chemistry. Introducing many recent advances,
including their own pioneering work, these scientists delve into the following topics: l
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• LbL assembly of multifunctional carbon d
nanotubes in developing multilayer films
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• Use of the air/water interface for
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• Research history and chemical architectures
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• Surface modification using robust polymer
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brushes mimicking biological structures
• LbL fabrication of protein-based structures
in different dimensions, ranging from
nanotubes and 2-D nanofilms to 3-D core
shell particles and microcapsules
Addressing key developments, which were scattered
throughout the literature until now, this concise volume
is an invaluable resource for those wishing to stay current
with new advances in self-assembled structures. It also
meets the needs of researchers developing applications
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across the life sciences, including biomedicine and
biochemistry; and engineering, including electronics,
optics, and sensors. Reflecting the nature of nano, it
encourages a cross-discipline approach and a
multidisciplinary perspective.
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Structures
Properties and Applications
in Solution and on Surfaces
Self-Assembled
Structures
Properties and Applications
in Solution and on Surfaces
Edited by
Jingcheng Hao
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Contents
Preface......................................................................................................................vii
Biography ..................................................................................................................ix
List of Contributors ...................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Carbon-Nanotube-Based LbL Assembly: Nanotubes, Films,
and Capsules .........................................................................................1
Jiwei Cui, Hongguang Li, and Jingcheng Hao
Chapter 2 Nanoengineered Polymer Capsules: From
Fabrication to Applications ................................................................35
Jiwei Cui and Jingcheng Hao
Chapter 3 Inorganic Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Formed at the Air/
Water Interface ...................................................................................79
Hong-Guo Liu and Jingcheng Hao
Chapter 4 Polyoxometalate-Based Assembly ...................................................141
Dawei Fan and Jingcheng Hao
Chapter 5 Polymer Brushes on Surfaces ...........................................................175
Feng Zhou and Bo Yu
Chapter 6 Proteins and Amino Acid-Based Assembly Using Layer-by-
Layer Technique ...............................................................................209
Yongming Deng and Jingcheng Hao
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Preface
Self-assembled structures can be fabricated either in solutions or at interfaces in
which the individual building blocks, including amphiphiles (e.g., surfactants), poly-
mers, and nanoparticles, retain much of their molecular character. Furthermore, the
overall assembly exhibits novel properties to perform specific functions. These func-
tions can be beyond the capabilities of the individual components.
As a surfactant scientist, I am aware that self-assembled structures of amphiphiles
in solutions and on surfaces have not only ordered arrangements but also novel prop-
erties and very useful applications. The outstanding characteristics of self-assembled
structures have been demonstrated and gradually known by scientific and technical
circles as well as the general public. Papers and books of “self-assembled structures,
properties, and applications” have grown exponentially, in which we see that quite
different self-assembling mechanisms control the formation of nanotubes, films,
capsules, polymer brushes, and so on, and mainly focus on the morphology (shapes
and sizes, etc.). In this concise book, we present experts to give an overview of the
latest developments in this emerging and fascinating field of self-assembled struc-
tures: properties and applications in solution and on surfaces. We hope that the
wealth of information included here will make an invaluable guide for graduate
students as well as scientists in colloid and interface sciences, materials sciences,
chemistry, or physics who are looking for a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
This book on self-assembled structures would not have been possible without the
freely given assistance of colleagues and students from the range of colloid and inter-
face chemistry, many of whom have also provided copies and images and preprints.
The following list almost certainly fails to include all who helped me, so I make
my excuses to them and am sorry for any omissions. I would like to affirm that any
errors which remain in the book are my responsibility alone.
I wish to thank all the authors for taking their valuable time to finish the related chap-
ters. They are all members of the Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry
of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, or State Key Laboratory of Solid
Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Chapter 1 was contributed by Jiwei Cui and Hongguang Li from Shandong University,
and Jingcheng Hao from Shandong University and Lanzhou Institute; Chapter 2 by
Jiwei Cui from Shandong University and Jingcheng Hao from Shandong University
and Lanzhou Institute; Chapter 3 by Hong-Guo Liu from Shandong University and
Jingcheng Hao from Shandong University and Lanzhou Institute; Chapter 4 by Dawei
Fan from Lanzhou Institute and Jingcheng Hao from Shandong University and Lanzhou
Institute; Chapter 5 by Feng Zhou and Bo Yu from Lanzhou Institute; and Chapter 6
by Yongming Deng from Shandong University and Jingcheng Hao from Shandong
University and Lanzhou Institute.
The editor thanks the editorial staff and Lance Wobus for their excellent profes-
sional support.
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The work of Chapters 1–4 and 6 had the ongoing financial support of the
National Project on Base Research of China (No. 2009CB930103) and the National
Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 20625307 and No. 20873078). The work
of Chapter 5 was supported by the “Hundreds Talents” program of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences and the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.
20973188).
Finally, I thank my wife, my daughter, and my parents for their love and support,
and especially my wife, Dr. Shuili Dong, for all the advice she has given me on this
book and so many other subjects over the years.
Jingcheng Hao
Jinan, China
May 2010
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Biography
Jingcheng Hao received his PhD from the
Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics,
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),
Lanzhou, P. R. China in 1995. Subsequently,
Dr. Hao had a series of postdoctoral research
positions at Lanzhou Institute, Nagoya
University (Japan) as a Daiko Foundation
Fellow, Bayreuth University (Germany) as an
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow,
and finally at SUNY-Stony Brook (USA) as
a Research Specialist. In December 2002,
he joined Shandong University, Jinan, P. R.
China, where he is currently Professor and
Director of the Key Laboratory of Colloid
and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education. His research focuses on colloid
and interfacial sciences, including surfactants in solution and self-assembly at all
scales in bulk solutions and at surfaces. He has obtained National Outstanding
Youth Funds (2006), the Changjiang Scholars Award (2007), Lectureship Award
of Japan Research Institute of Material Technology (2008), a Contribution Award
to the Advancement of Asian Society of Colloid and Interface Sciences (2009),
the Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Innovation Prize (2009), and other scien-
tific awards. Dr. Hao has published over 170 articles, including original papers,
reviews, books, and book chapters.
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