Clusters of anisotropic colloidal particles: From colloidal molecules to supracolloidal structures

Colloidal clusters have received considerable attention in recent years in the context of the fabrication of “colloidal molecules”, mimicking the symmetry of molecular structures, as well as for the self-assembly of finite supracolloidal structures, especially from anisotropic colloidal particles. H...

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Published inCurrent opinion in colloid & interface science Vol. 30; pp. 70 - 80
Main Authors Morphew, Daniel, Chakrabarti, Dwaipayan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2017
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Anisotropic colloidal particles
Colloidal clusters
Colloidal molecules
Colloidal self-assembly
Dynamic self-assembly
Hierarchical self-assembly
Colloidal self-assembly
Dynamic self-assembly
Colloidal clusters
Hierarchical self-assembly
Anisotropic colloidal particles
Colloidal molecules
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Summary:Colloidal clusters have received considerable attention in recent years in the context of the fabrication of “colloidal molecules”, mimicking the symmetry of molecular structures, as well as for the self-assembly of finite supracolloidal structures, especially from anisotropic colloidal particles. Here we review recent studies on clusters of anisotropic colloidal particles, highlighting certain classes of supracolloidal structures that have emerged as recurrent themes in these studies. We emphasize the interplay of colloidal interactions, often arising from the presence of one or more anisotropy attributes, which drives the self-assembly into finite supracolloidal structures. [Display omitted]
ISSN:1359-0294
1879-0399
DOI:10.1016/j.cocis.2017.05.006