Metallic implants have the disadvantage of being insufficiently biologically active despite
their good mechanical properties and general affordability. Therefore, their bone growth at …

Methods for depositing thin films are important in generating functional materials for diverse
applications in a wide variety of fields. Over the last half-century, the layer-by-layer assembly …

Abstract Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is a versatile technology with the ability to produce
charged thin film active layers by absorbing oppositely charged polyelectrolytes or …

Over the last few decades there has been a huge interest in nanostructured functional
materials and assembly techniques for preparing functional molecular assemblies with …

Chitosan is one of the most studied cationic polysaccharides. Due to its unique
characteristics of being water soluble, biocompatible, biodegradable, and non-toxic, this …

Over the past few decades, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of multilayer thin films has
garnered considerable interest on account of its ability to modulate nanometer control over …

The fabrication of polyelectrolyte multilayer films (PEMs) using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL)
method is one of the most versatile approaches for manufacturing functional surfaces. This is …

Compared with traditional conductive fillers, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique
advantages, ie, excellent mechanical properties, high electrical conductivity and thermal …

Polymer membranes provide a highly promising platform for the development of an efficient
and sustainable technique for separation. Ideally such membranes combine a high flux with …

Pressure-driven membranes-based desalination provides an effective and promising
strategy to deal with the worldwide fresh water crisis. However, some drawbacks are still …