@article{121246,
  author = {I.A. Aksay and M. Trau and S. Manne and I. Honma and N. Yao and L. Zhou and P. Fenter and P. M. Eisenberger and S. M. Gruner},
  title = {Biomimetic pathways for assembling inorganic thin films},
  abstract = { Living organisms construct various forms of laminated nanocomposites through directed nucleation and growth of inorganics at self-assembled organic templates at temperatures below 100 degrees C and in aqueous solutions. Recent research has focused on the use of functionalized organic surfaces to form continuous thin films of single-phase ceramics. Continuous thin films of mesostructured silicates have also been formed on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces through a two-step mechanism. First, under acidic conditions, surfactant micellar structures are self-assembled at the solid/liquid interface, and second, inorganic precursors condense to form an inorganic-organic nanocomposite. Epitaxial coordination of adsorbed surfactant tubules is observed on mica and graphite substrates, whereas a random arrangement is observed on amorphous silica. The ability to process ceramic-organic nanocomposite films by these methods provides new technological opportunities. },
  year = {1996},
  journal = {Science},
  volume = {273},
  pages = {892-898},
  month = {08/1996},
  isbn = {0036-8075},
  language = {eng},
}