Monolayer
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A monolayer is a single, closely packed layer of entities, commonly atoms or molecules. Monolayers can also be made out of cells. Self-assembled monolayers form spontaneously on surfaces. Monolayers o
Diagram of ambiphilic molecules floating on a water surface
Langmuir–Blodgett trough
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A Langmuir–Blodgett trough is an item of laboratory apparatus that is used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase and to measure surface phenomena due to this compressi
Monolayer
…materials. A Langmuir monolayer or insoluble monolayer is a one-molecule thick layer of an insoluble organic material spread onto an aqueous subphase in a Langmuir–Blodgett trough. Traditional compounds used to prepare Langmuir monolayers are amphiphilic materials that possess a hydrophilic headgroup and a hydrophobic tail. Since…
Langmuir–Blodgett trough
Monolayer transfer onto a substrate after film compression. The substrate is moving from bottom to top and is hydrophilically coated since the polar head groups are adhering to the surface