Method of forming and depositing monomolecular layers of amphiphilic molecules on a substrate

US4093757A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

• Andre Barraud · Les Ulis, FR
• Roger Gras · Bressuire, FR
• Michel Vandevyver · Le Plessis-Robinson, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 1977
• Grant date: Jun 6, 1978
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B82Y40/00
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The monomolecular layer is first formed from a solution of amphiphilic molecules by introduction of the solution on a liquid surface which is divided into at least two compartments by at least one rotatable and partly immersed horizontal member. The solvent is then removed and the horizontal member is driven in rotation so as to apply a predetermined pressure to said layer as this latter is transferred from one compartment to the next, the layer being finally deposited on a substrate.