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 …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) is not only a tool to image the topography of solid
surfaces at high resolution. It can also be used to measure force-versus-distance curves …

The transport of fluid in and around nanometer-sized objects with at least one characteristic
dimension below 100 nm enables the occurrence of phenomena that are impossible at …

Long-term pH stability is critical for nanofiltration membranes in many applications, eg dairy
and mining industry. We present a systematic study on the long-term pH stability of four …

Microcapsules are reviewed with special emphasis on the relevance of controlled
mechanical properties for functional aspects. At first, assembly strategies are presented that …

The deposition of surface coatings using a step‐by‐step approach from mutually interacting
species allows the fabrication of so called “multilayered films”. These coatings are very …

We report herein the establishment of a single-cell compression method based on force
measurements in atomic force microscopy (AFM). The high-resolution bright-field or confocal …

We investigated microcapsules composed of the weak polyelectrolytes poly (allylamine
hydrochloride)(PAH) and poly (methacrylic acid)(PMA) assembled on calcium carbonate …

Precipitates of polyelectrolyte complexes were transformed into rugged shapes suitable for
bioimplants by ultracentrifugation in the presence of high salt concentration. Salt ions dope …

The layer-by-layer assembly of sequentially adsorbed, alternating polyelectrolytes has
become increasingly important over the past two decades. The ease and versatility in …