Fabrication and Characterization of Light-responsive Multilayer Films of Chitosan and Azopolymer

Authors :: Junkal Gutierrez
Agnieszka Tercjak
Arantxa Eceiza
Raquel Fernández
Source :: Materials Today: Proceedings. 2:336-344
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2015.
Abstract: Photoresponsive multilayer films consisting of alternating layers of chitosan and an azopolymer were developed by layer-by-layer self-assembly. The influence of the pH and the number of bilayers on the structure and properties of the films was investigated by different experimental techniques.

Subjects :: Chitosan
chemistry.chemical_compound
Materials science
Fabrication
Birefringence
chemistry
Light responsive
Layer by layer
Polymer chemistry
Nanotechnology
Polyelectrolyte
Characterization (materials science)

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