Freestanding polyelectrolyte multilayers as functional and construction elements

IEE Proceedings: Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 112-120

  Nolte, M ^a   Fery, A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE SHEETS; POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS; PRODUCTION PROCESSES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOSENSORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ENCAPSULATION; MULTILAYERS;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

BIOMATERIAL; ELECTROLYTE; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33749847289     PISSN: 14781581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-nbt:20050017     Document Type: Article

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