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Adjusting the Ion Permeability of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Through Layer-by-Layer Assembly Under a High Gravity Field

Adjusting the Ion Permeability of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Through Layer-by-Layer Assembly Under a High Gravity Field

Chao Jiang, Caijun Luo, Xiaolin Liu, Lei Shao, Youqing Dong, Yingwei Zhang, Feng Shi

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2015 May 27;7(20):10920-7.

PMID: 25951984

Abstract:

The layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled multilayer has been widely used as good barrier film or capsule due to the advantages of its flexible tailoring of film permeability and compactness. Although many specific systems have been proposed for film design, developing a versatile strategy to control film compactness remains a challenge. We introduced the simple mechanical energy of a high gravity field to the LbL assembly process to tailor the multilayer permeability through adjusting film compactness. By taking poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) and poly{1-4[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo)benzenesulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl sodium salt} (PAzo) as a model system, we investigated the LbL assembly process under a high gravity field. The results showed that the high gravity field introduced effectively accelerated the multilayer deposition process by 20-fold compared with conventional dipping assembly; the adsorption rate was positively dependent on the rotating speed of the high gravity equipment and the concentration of the building block solutions. More interestingly, the film compactness of the PDDA/PAzo multilayer prepared under the high gravity field increased remarkably with the growing rotational speed of the high gravity equipment, as demonstrated through comparisons of surface morphology, cyclic voltammetry curves, and photoisomerization kinetics of PDDA/PAzo multilayers fabricated through the conventional dipping method and through LbL assembly under a high gravity field, respectively. In this way, we have introduced a simple and versatile external form of mechanical energy into the LbL assembling process to improve film compactness, which should be useful for further applications in controlled ion permeability, anticorrosion, and drug loading.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP219957047	Poly[1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo)benzenesulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt]		219957-04-7	Price

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