Issue 94, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Janus ultrathin film from multi-level self-assembly at air–water interfaces†

Hongbin Zhang,ab   Rui Hao,a   John K. Jackson,c   Mu Chiao*b  and  Haifeng Yu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, P. R. China
E-mail: yuhaifeng@pku.edu.cn

b Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: muchiao@mech.ubc.ca

c Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

Ultrathin free-standing Janus films were fabricated at air–water interfaces using azopyridine derivatives and poly(acrylic acid) via multi-level self-assembly on molecular and microscopic scales, which showed distinct asymmetric water wetting abilities on different surfaces.

Graphical abstract: Janus ultrathin film from multi-level self-assembly at air–water interfaces

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC06798C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Aug 2014
Accepted
01 Oct 2014
First published
01 Oct 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 14843-14846

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H. Zhang, R. Hao, J. K. Jackson, M. Chiao and H. Yu, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 14843 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06798C

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