Title: layer-by-layer assembly
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - layer-by-layer assembly
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13835
Status: current

Definition
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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-12)

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Citation: 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. 10.1351/goldbook.13835
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