• Hydrophilic/Oleophobic Layer-by-Layer Films of Fluorosurfactants, Polyelectrolytes, and SiO2 Nanoparticles

  • Choonghyun Sung†

  • Department of Polymer Nano-Engineering, Dong-eui University, 176 Eomgwangro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47340, Korea

  • 고분자전해질, 불소계면활성제, SiO2 입자를 이용한 친수/발유성 다층박막

  • 성충현†

  • 동의대학교 고분자나노공학과

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(1): 100-107

    Published online Jan 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.1.100
  • Received on Jul 11, 2025
  • Revised on Sep 13, 2025
  • Accepted on Sep 14, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Choonghyun Sung

  • Department of Polymer Nano-Engineering, Dong-eui University, 176 Eomgwangro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47340, Korea

  • E-mail: chsung@deu.ac.kr