Direct formation of hydrophilic honeycomb film by self-assembly in breath figure templating of hydrophobic polylacticacid/ionic surfactant complexes

Abstract

Hydrophilic honeycomb films are directly fabricated by the self-assembly of complexes of polylacticacid and dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride in ‘breath figure’ templating. The presence of a cationic surfactant not only improves film regularity, but also imparts them with excellent wettability.