Publication detail

Crosslinking of floating colloidal monolayers

KURZHALS, S. SÜSS, M. PEJOVIČ SIMEUNOVIČ, J. VAN OOSTRUM, P. REIMHULT, E. ZIRBS, R.

Original Title

Crosslinking of floating colloidal monolayers

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Crosslinked colloidal monolayers are promising as templates, lithographic masks, filtration membranes, or membranes for controlled release rates in drug delivery. We demonstrate assembly of monodisperse micron-sized polystyrene (PS) beads at an air/water interface, which are transformed into crystalline monolayers using addition of surface-active agents. Vapor annealing methods with solvents (toluene and xylene) and crosslinking agents (divinylbenzene) were investigated regarding their ability to crosslink these floating monolayers directly at the interface, generating crosslinked membranes with crystal size up to 44 cm2, domain size up to 1.9 mm2, and nanosized pores (100–300 nm). The demonstrated fabrication method emphasizes short fabrication time using a simple setup.

Keywords

Colloids Nanostructures Crystal structure Electron microscopy Assembly Annealing

Authors

KURZHALS, S.; SÜSS, M.; PEJOVIČ SIMEUNOVIČ, J.; VAN OOSTRUM, P.; REIMHULT, E.; ZIRBS, R.

Released

1. 8. 2017

Publisher

Springer

Location

Vienna

ISBN

1434-4475

Periodical

Monatshefte für Chemie

Year of study

148

Number

8

State

Republic of Austria

Pages from

1539

Pages to

1546

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT140035,
  author="Steffen {Kurzhals} and Michael {Süss} and Jelena {Pejović Simeunović} and Peter D.J. {van Oostrum} and Erik {Reimhult} and Ronald {Zirbs}",
  title="Crosslinking of floating colloidal monolayers",
  journal="Monatshefte für Chemie",
  year="2017",
  volume="148",
  number="8",
  pages="1539--1546",
  doi="10.1007/s00706-017-1997-6",
  issn="1434-4475"
}