layer-by-layer assembly

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Process whereby multilayered structures of molecules or particles of a substance are assembled on a solid substrate by sequential adsorption of monolayers held together by noncovalent interactions.
Notes:
  1. The material at the liquid surface need not necessarily be present as a solid monolayer.
  2. Layer-by-layer assembly is often used to alternately transfer polyelectrolytes that are positively and negatively charged.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 85, 463. (Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 476 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'layer-by-layer assembly' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13835 RIS BibTex EndNote
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