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## Abstract Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels were alternately immersed in aqueous solutions of oppositely charged polymers. The adsorption of the cationic dye methylene blue to the immersed hydrogels suggested the presence of a coating on the hydrogel surfaces. Static contact angles with an air bubble in water showed layer‐by‐layer growth of the films. The films could be transferred onto solid substrates for mechanical strength after the hydrogels were placed on the solid substrates, and this resulted in an estimation of the film thickness. The number of assembly steps could regulate the film thickness. We present here coatings of hydrogels with thin polymer films prepared by layer‐by‐layer assembly. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 1062–1067, 2005

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Author

Takeshi Serizawa; Hirokazu Sakaguchi; Michiya Matsusaki; Mitsuru Akashi

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0887-624X)

Published

2005

Language

EN

Field

Materials Science (Physical Sciences)