Covalent layer-by-layer fabrication of single polyelectrolyte multilayers with embedded silver nanoparticles for antibacterial applications.

• Main Author: Toh, Joel Nathaniel Zhi Hao.
• Other Authors: Chan Vincent
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnological production
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39028
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films are typically fabricated by the layer-by- layer (LBL) deposition of a pair of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes on a substrate via electrostatic attractions. Despite the promising potential of PEMs in biomaterials, the lack of long-term stability of such PEM...