ABSTRACT

Since the first systematic study of monolayers of amphiphilic molecules at the air-water interface published by Langmuir in 1917 [1], Langmuir monolayers have served mainly as model systems to mimic biological membranes. With the development of nanotechnology in the last two decades, the Langmuir monolayer technique has become an efficient tool to make nanoscale materials, especially as thin films for chemical and biosensor development [2-5].