Colloidal assembly directed by virtual magnetic moulds

Nature

Volumn 503, Issue 7474, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Demirörs, Ahmet F ^a   Pillai, Pramod P ^a   Kowalczyk, Bartlomiej ^a   Grzybowski, Bartosz A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BACTERIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLYMER; SILICA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLOID; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRONICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICRO CONTACT LENS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COLLOIDS; IONS; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84887410963     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12591     Document Type: Article

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