Formation and Possible Applications of Polymeric Langmuir-Blodgett Films. A Review

Abstract The importance and potential of the Langmuir-Blodgett (L-B) technique for preparing new materials have resulted in an increased interest in this technique. One of the objectives of this paper is to review some of the studies previously done on one type of material which is obtained by the Langmuir-Blodgett tech-nique, i .e., the polymeric LangmuirBlodgett films. Langmuir-Blodgett films are monolayers or multilayers of a particular material which are usually obtained as monolayers by deposition at a liquid-gas interface (usually water-air) and as multilayers by building up monolayers on a chosen substrate.