Self-assembly of particles - The regulatory role of particle flexibility

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 445-486

  Zhang, Kaka ^a   Jiang, Ming ^a   Chen, Daoyong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropic particles; Flexibility; Isotropic particles; Janus particles; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SOLVENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ANISOTROPIC INTERACTION; ANISOTROPIC PARTICLES; COLLOIDAL CRYSTALLIZATION; FLEXIBILITY; ISOTROPIC PARTICLES; JANUS PARTICLES; SELF-ASSEMBLY OF PARTICLES; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84856106250     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.09.003     Document Type: Review

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