Vector assembly of colloids on monolayer substrates

Precise assembly of undecorated colloids demands a clever approach. Here, the authors draw unlikely inspiration from vector graphics to direct colloids into 2D structures, pinning the ends and corners of assembled patterns with optical tweezers and manipulating the segments like vectors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lingxiang Jiang, Shenyu Yang, Boyce Tsang, Mei Tu, Steve Granick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15778