Formation of flat, homogeneous surfaces of organized molecular films of three-armed polymerizable amphiphiles with metal-scavenging properties.

Surface complexing (i.e., metal-bridged polymerization in this study) of a three-armed amphiphilic compound with metal-scavenging properties has been investigated using the surface pressure-area (π-A) isotherms of a Langmuir monolayer from the subphase.