Difference between revisions of "Synthesis of Nonspherical Colloidal Particles with Anisotropic Properties"
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| + | == Background and Introduction == | ||
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| + | Microscale colloids with anisotropic morphologies have proven useful to the development of novel materials and fluids for optical, biomedical, and self-assembly applications. At Harvard, researchers are bestowing anisotropic colloids with Janus-like chemical functionalities to create "colloidal surfactants." | ||
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| + | == Summary == | ||
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| + | [[Image:Topic 4 Entry_Fig 1.png|thumb|right|350px|Fig. 5, reproduced from Figure 6 of [1]]] | ||
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| + | == Discussion and Relevance to Soft Matter == | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja065032m] J.-W. Kim, R. J. Larsen, and D. A. Weitz. Synthesis of Nonspherical Colloidal Particles with Anisotropic Properties. ''JACS.'' '''2006''', 128, 14374-14377. | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 27 November 2012
Original Entry by Ryan Truby
AP 225 - Introduction to Soft Matter
November 28, 2012
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Authors: J.-W. Kim, R. J. Larsen, D. A. Weitz
Citation: J.-W. Kim, R. J. Larsen, and D. A. Weitz. Synthesis of Nonspherical Colloidal Particles with Anisotropic Properties. JACS. 2006, 128, 14374-14377.
Related Course Keywords: adsorption, surfactants
Background and Introduction
Microscale colloids with anisotropic morphologies have proven useful to the development of novel materials and fluids for optical, biomedical, and self-assembly applications. At Harvard, researchers are bestowing anisotropic colloids with Janus-like chemical functionalities to create "colloidal surfactants."
Summary
Discussion and Relevance to Soft Matter
References
[1] J.-W. Kim, R. J. Larsen, and D. A. Weitz. Synthesis of Nonspherical Colloidal Particles with Anisotropic Properties. JACS. 2006, 128, 14374-14377.
