3D texturing of the air–water interface by biomimetic self-assembly

Campbell, Richard A. (författare): Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble, France ; Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M21 9PT, UK

Müller-Buschbaum, Peter (författare): Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialen, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str.1, 85748 Garching, Germany ; Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany

Rutland, Mark W., Professor (författare): KTH,Yt- och korrosionsvetenskap,RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces, Box 5607, SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden

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A simple, insoluble monolayer of fatty acid is shown to induce 3D nanotexturing of the air–water interface. This advance has been achieved through the study of monolayers of a methyl-branched long chain fatty acid, analogous to those found on the surface of hair and wool, directly at the air–water interface. Specular neutron reflectometry combined with AFM probing of deposited monolayers shows pronounced 3D surface domains, which are absent for unbranched analogues and are attributed to hydrocarbon packing constraints. The resulting surface topographies of the water far exceed the height perturbation that can be explained by the presence of capillary waves of a free liquid surface. These have hitherto been considered the only source of perturbation of the flatness of a planar water interface under gravity in the absence of topographical features from the presence of extended, globular or particulate matter. This amounts to a paradigm shift in the study of interfacial films and opens the possibility of 3D texturing of the air–water interface.

Av författaren/redakt...: Bergendal, Erik; Campbell, Richar ...; Pilkington, Geor ...; Müller-Buschbaum ...; Rutland, Mark W. ...

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