Self-assembled monolayers nanotechnology

Love JC, Estroff LA, Kriebel JK, Nuzzo RG, Whitesides GM (2005) Self-assembled monolayers of thiolates on metals as a form of nanotechnology. Chem Rev 105 1103-1169... 

Mirsky, V. M. Vasjari, M. Novotny, I. Rehacek, V. Tvarozek, V. Wolfbeis, O. S., Self-assembled monolayers as selective filters for chemical sensors, Nanotechnology 2002, 13, 1-4... 

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In nanotechnology, self-assembly underlies various types of molecular structures (e.g., Langmuir-Blodgett films (Whang et al., 2003), self-assembled monolayers (Love et al., 2005 Bain et al., 1989 Witt et al., 2004), amphiphilic fibers (Hartgerin et al., 2001, 2002), as well as higher-order architectures built... 

In this exercise, you will react a thiol (R-SH) with a gold surface to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of thiol molecules on the gold. The thickness of this layer is about 2 nm (nanometer). A molecular system like this with dimensions at the nanometer level is an example of nanotechnology. Molecular self-assembly is also the key mechanism used in nature for the creation of complex structures such as the DNA double helix, proteins, enzymes, and the lipid bilayer of cell walls. 

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