Traversing Material Scales: Macroscale LBL-Assembled Nanocomposites with Microscale Inverted Colloidal Crystal Architecture.

ABSTRACT: The introduction of three-dimensional (3D) architecture to functional materials allows for the addition of unique characteristics such as special deformation patterns, negative Poison's ratio, negative thermal expansion, controlled biological interactions, and mass transport properties. It also aids in bridging the dimensional gap between layer-by-layer (LBL) assembled nanocomposites and macroscale applications while retaining the advantages of their nanoscale organization. Fabrication of 3D microscale features by traditional techniques are often restricted to a limited variety of materials and do not include hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites. This work describes a new method to synthesize macroscale materials with hierarchically controlled architecture by using LBL deposition in the

SUBMITTER: Andres CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3359643 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature