Organic surfaces exposed by self-assembled organothiol monolayers: Preparation, characterization, and application

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 230-278

  Kind, Martin ^a   Wöll, Christof ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Organic thin layers; Surface

Indexed keywords

ADLAYERS; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CELL SURFACES; DAILY LIVES; FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM; GOLD SUBSTRATES; METALLIZATION; MODEL SYSTEM; MONOLAYER THICKNESS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANIC SURFACES; ORGANIC THIN LAYERS; ORGANOTHIOLS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PREPARATION PROCEDURES; SAMS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; THIOLATE; ULTRA-THIN;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; NATURAL FIBERS; PROTEINS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEXTILES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; MONOLAYERS; NATURAL FIBERS; PROTEINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; TEXTILES; VAPORS;

EID: 67651061133     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2009.06.001     Document Type: Review

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