Abstract
Thin films of poly(chloro-p-xylylene) (PPXC) grown by the pyrolysis and evaporation of chloro-[2.2]paracyclophane in an evacuated chamber contain free-standing, slanted, parallel columns that are 50 ftm long and are assemblies of SO- to 100-nm-diameter nanowires, which thus can have an unprecedented aspect ratio as high as 1000:1. The nanostructured thin films organize spatially with a chemical structure similar to that of planar PPXC thin films, but the former also possess nanostructured morphology. Nanostructured thin films of poly(p-xylylene) (PPX) and its derivatives shall be useful as functionalized interfaces for antifouling coatings and biomedical devices.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5861-5863 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Langmuir |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 22 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Spectroscopy
- Electrochemistry