Shape-shifting colloids via stimulated dewetting

Shape-shifting colloids via stimulated dewetting

Mimicking the intrinsic adaptability of biological systems in synthetic materials has been a challenge. Here, Sacanna and co-workers have used dewetting forces between an oil phase and solid colloidal substrate to facilitate shape shifting particles that can change geometry by chemical and optical s...

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Main Authors: Mena Youssef, Theodore Hueckel, Gi-Ra Yi, Stefano Sacanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12216
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spelling doaj-e1c5ffc6aabb44abb44824688835e0032021-05-11T10:58:58ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-07-01711710.1038/ncomms12216Shape-shifting colloids via stimulated dewettingMena Youssef0Theodore Hueckel1Gi-Ra Yi2Stefano Sacanna3Department of Chemistry, Molecular Design Institute, New York UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Molecular Design Institute, New York UniversitySchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Department of Chemistry, Molecular Design Institute, New York UniversityMimicking the intrinsic adaptability of biological systems in synthetic materials has been a challenge. Here, Sacanna and co-workers have used dewetting forces between an oil phase and solid colloidal substrate to facilitate shape shifting particles that can change geometry by chemical and optical signals.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12216
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description Mimicking the intrinsic adaptability of biological systems in synthetic materials has been a challenge. Here, Sacanna and co-workers have used dewetting forces between an oil phase and solid colloidal substrate to facilitate shape shifting particles that can change geometry by chemical and optical signals.
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