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Basu A, Clary MR, Tracy JB, Hall CK, Velev OD. Spatially Confined Assembly and Immobilization of Hierarchical Nanoparticle Architectures inside Microdroplets in Magnetic Fields. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 39008647 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Magnetic field-directed colloidal interactions offer facile tools for assembly of structures that range from linear chains to multidimensional hierarchical architectures. While the field-driven assembly of colloidal particles has commonly been investigated in unbounded media, a knowledge gap remains concerning such assembly in confined microenvironments. Here, we investigate how confinement of ferromagnetic nanoparticles in microspheres directs their magnetic assembly into hierarchical architectures. Microdroplets from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) liquid precursor containing dispersed iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were placed in a static magnetic field leading to the formation of organized assemblies inside the host droplets. By changing the MNP concentrations, we revealed a sequence of microstructures inside the droplets, ranging from linear chains at a low MNP loading, transitioning to a combination of chains and networked bundles, to solely 3D bundles at high MNP loading. These experimental results were analyzed with the aid of COMSOL simulations where we calculated the potential energy to identify the preferred assembly conformations. The chains at high MNP loading minimized their energy by aggregating laterally to form bundles with their MNP dipoles being out-of-registry. We cured these PDMS droplets to immobilize the assemblies by forming soft microbeads. These microbeads constitute an "interaction toolbox" with different magnetic macroscale responses, which are governed by the structuring of the MNPs and their magnetic polarizability. We show that thanks to their ability to rotate by field-induced torque under a rotating field, these microbeads can be employed in applications such as optical modulators and microrollers.
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- Abhirup Basu
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Safari A, Rafie P, Taeb S, Najafi M, Mortazavi SMJ. Development of Lead-Free Materials for Radiation Shielding in Medical Settings: A Review. J Biomed Phys Eng 2024; 14:229-244. [PMID: 39027711 PMCID: PMC11252547 DOI: 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.2404-1742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Radiation protection is an essential issue in diagnostic radiology to ensure the safety of patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public. Lead has traditionally been used as a shielding material due to its high atomic number, high density, and effectiveness in attenuating radiation. However, some concerns related to the long-term health effects of toxicity, environmental disease as well as heavy weight of lead have led to the search for alternative lead-free shielding materials. Leadfree multilayered polymer composites and non-lead nano-composite shields have been suggested as effective shielding materials to replace conventional lead-based and single metal shields. Using several elements with high density and atomic number, such as bismuth, barium, gadolinium, and tungsten, offer significant enhancements in the shielding ability of composites. This review focuses on the development and use of lead-free materials for radiation shielding in medical settings. It discusses the drawbacks of traditional lead shielding, such as toxicity, weight, and recycling challenges, and highlights the benefits of lead-free alternatives.
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- Arash Safari
- Department of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, School of Paramedical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Groppe P, Reichstein J, Carl S, Cuadrado Collados C, Niebuur BJ, Zhang K, Apeleo Zubiri B, Libuda J, Kraus T, Retzer T, Thommes M, Spiecker E, Wintzheimer S, Mandel K. Catalyst Supraparticles: Tuning the Structure of Spray-Dried Pt/SiO 2 Supraparticles via Salt-Based Colloidal Manipulation to Control their Catalytic Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310813. [PMID: 38700050 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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The structure of supraparticles (SPs) is a key parameter for achieving advanced functionalities arising from the combination of different nanoparticle (NP) types in one hierarchical entity. However, whenever a droplet-assisted forced assembly approach is used, e.g., spray-drying, the achievable structure is limited by the inherent drying phenomena of the method. In particular, mixed NP dispersions of differently sized colloids are heavily affected by segregation during the assembly. Herein, the influence of the colloidal arrangement of Pt and SiO2 NPs within a single supraparticulate entity is investigated. A salt-based electrostatic manipulation approach of the utilized NPs is proposed to customize the structure of spray-dried Pt/SiO2 SPs. By this, size-dependent separation phenomena of NPs during solvent evaporation, that limit the catalytic performance in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, are overcome by achieving even Pt NP distribution. Additionally, the textural properties (pore size and distribution) of the SiO2 pore framework are altered to improve the mass transfer within the material leading to increased catalytic activity. The suggested strategy demonstrates a powerful, material-independent, and universally applicable approach to deliberately customize the structure and functionality of multi-component SP systems. This opens up new ways of colloidal material combinations and structural designs in droplet-assisted forced assembly approaches like spray-drying.
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- Philipp Groppe
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- INM - Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Interface Research and Catalysis, Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Interface Research and Catalysis, Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- INM - Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
- Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus D2 2, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Interface Research and Catalysis, Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Cauerstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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Yadav HOS. Three-body interaction of gold nanoparticles: the role of solvent density and ligand shell orientation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11558-11569. [PMID: 38533797 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06334h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the effective interactions of alkanethiol passivated gold nanoparticles in supercritical ethane at two- and three-particle levels with different solvent densities. Effective interaction is calculated as the potential of mean force (PMF) between two nanoparticles, and the three-body effect is estimated as the difference in PMFs calculated at the two- and three-particle levels. The variation in the three-body effect is examined as a function of solvent density. It is found that effective interaction, which is completely repulsive at very high solvent concentrations, progressively turns attractive as solvent density declines. On the other hand, the three-body effect turns out to be repulsive and increases exponentially with decreasing solvent density. Further, the structure of the ligand shell is analyzed as a function of nanoparticle separation, and its relationship with the three-body effect is investigated. It is observed that the three-body effect arises when the ligand shell begins to deform due to van der Waals repulsion between ligand shells. The study provides a deep insight into good understanding of the solvent evaporation-assisted nanoparticle self-assembly and can aid in experiments.
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- Hari O S Yadav
- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Kalapurakal RM, Rocha BC, Vashisth H. Self-Assembly in an Experimentally Realistic Model of Lobed Patchy Colloids. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:535-542. [PMID: 36698242 PMCID: PMC10880053 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Colloids with lobed architectures have been shown to self-assemble into promising porous structures with potential biomedical applications. The synthesis of these colloids via experiments can be tuned to vary the number and the position of the lobes. However, the polydispersity involving the numbers, sizes, and the dispositions of lobes, that is often observed in particle designs, can significantly affect their self-assembled structures. In this work, we go beyond the uniform lobe size conditions commonly considered in molecular simulations, and probe the effect of polydispersity due to non-uniform lobe sizes by studying self-assembly in three experimentally observable designs of lobed particles (dumbbell, two lobes; trigonal planar, three lobes; and tetrahedral, four lobes), using coarse-grained Langevin dynamics simulations in the NVT ensemble. With increasing polydispersity, we observed the formation of a crystalline structure from a disordered state for the dumbbell system, and a loss of order in the crystalline structures for the trigonal planar system. The tetrahedral system retained a crystalline structure with only a minor loss in compactness. We observed that the effect of polydispersity on the self-assembled morphology of a given system can be minimized by increasing the number of lobes. The polydispersity in the lobe size may also be useful in tuning self-assemblies toward desired structures.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hamphire, Durham, New Hampshire03824, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hamphire, Durham, New Hampshire03824, United States
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John R, Monpara J, Swaminathan S, Kalhapure R. Chemistry and Art of Developing Lipid Nanoparticles for Biologics Delivery: Focus on Development and Scale-Up. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:131. [PMID: 38276502 PMCID: PMC10819224 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have gained prominence as primary carriers for delivering a diverse array of therapeutic agents. Biological products have achieved a solid presence in clinical settings, and the anticipation of creating novel variants is increasing. These products predominantly encompass therapeutic proteins, nucleic acids and messenger RNA. The advancement of efficient LNP-based delivery systems for biologics that can overcome their limitations remains a highly favorable formulation strategy. Moreover, given their small size, biocompatibility, and biodegradation, LNPs can proficiently transport therapeutic moiety into the cells without significant toxicity and adverse reactions. This is especially crucial for the existing and upcoming biopharmaceuticals since large molecules as a group present several challenges that can be overcome by LNPs. This review describes the LNP technology for the delivery of biologics and summarizes the developments in the chemistry, manufacturing, and characterization of lipids used in the development of LNPs for biologics. Finally, we present a perspective on the potential opportunities and the current challenges pertaining to LNP technology.
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- Rijo John
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (R.J.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (R.J.); (J.M.)
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- Drug Product Development, Astellas Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Westborough, MA 01581, USA;
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- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
- Odin Pharmaceuticals LLC, 300 Franklin Square Dr, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
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Anisur Rahman M, Turner T, Hamilton HSC, Bradley LC, Beltramo PJ. Engineering the surface patchiness and topography of polystyrene colloids: From spheres to ellipsoids. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:82-94. [PMID: 37591086 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Colloidal surface morphology determines suspension properties and applications. While existing methods are effective at generating specific features on spherical particles, an approach extending this to non-spherical particles is currently missing. Synthesizing un-crosslinked polymer microspheres with controlled chemical patchiness would allow subsequent thermomechanical stretching to translate surface topographical features to ellipsoidal particles. EXPERIMENTS A systematic study using seeded emulsion polymerization to create polystyrene (PS) microspheres with controlled surface patches of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) was performed with different polymerization parameters such as concentration of tBA monomer, co-swelling agent, and initiator. Thermomechanical stretching converted seed spheres to microellipsoids. Acid catalyzed hydrolysis (ACH) was performed to remove the patch domains. Roughness was characterized before and after ACH using atomic force microscopy. FINDINGS PS spheres with controlled chemical patchiness were synthesized. A balance between two factors, domain coalescence from reduced viscosity and domain growth via monomer absorption, dictates the final PtBA) patch features. ACH mediated removal of patch domains produced either golf ball-like porous particles or multicavity particles, depending on the size of the precursor patches. Patchy microspheres were successfully stretched into microellipsoids while retaining their surface characteristics. Particle roughness is governed by the patch geometry and increases after ACH. Overall, this study provides a facile yet controllable platform for creating colloids with highly adjustable surface patterns.
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- Md Anisur Rahman
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Curatolo AI, Kimchi O, Goodrich CP, Krueger RK, Brenner MP. A computational toolbox for the assembly yield of complex and heterogeneous structures. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8328. [PMID: 38097568 PMCID: PMC10721878 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43168-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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The self-assembly of complex structures from a set of non-identical building blocks is a hallmark of soft matter and biological systems, including protein complexes, colloidal clusters, and DNA-based assemblies. Predicting the dependence of the equilibrium assembly yield on the concentrations and interaction energies of building blocks is highly challenging, owing to the difficulty of computing the entropic contributions to the free energy of the many structures that compete with the ground state configuration. While these calculations yield well known results for spherically symmetric building blocks, they do not hold when the building blocks have internal rotational degrees of freedom. Here we present an approach for solving this problem that works with arbitrary building blocks, including proteins with known structure and complex colloidal building blocks. Our algorithm combines classical statistical mechanics with recently developed computational tools for automatic differentiation. Automatic differentiation allows efficient evaluation of equilibrium averages over configurations that would otherwise be intractable. We demonstrate the validity of our framework by comparison to molecular dynamics simulations of simple examples, and apply it to calculate the yield curves for known protein complexes and for the assembly of colloidal shells.
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- Agnese I Curatolo
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, A-3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
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Prestipino S, Pini D, Costa D, Malescio G, Munaò G. A density functional theory and simulation study of stripe phases in symmetric colloidal mixtures. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:204902. [PMID: 38010334 DOI: 10.1063/5.0177209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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In a binary mixture, stripes refer to a one-dimensional periodicity of the composition, namely, a regular alternation of layers filled with particles of mostly one species. We have recently introduced [Munaò et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 16227 (2023)] a model that possibly provides the simplest binary mixture endowed with stripe order. The model consists of two species of identical hard spheres with equal concentration, which mutually interact through a square-well potential. In that paper, we have numerically shown that stripes are present in both liquid and solid phases when the attraction range is rather long. Here, we study the phase behavior of the model in terms of a density functional theory capable to account for the existence of stripes in the dense mixture. Our theory is accurate in reproducing the phases of the model, at least insofar as the composition inhomogeneities occur on length scales quite larger than the particle size. Then, using Monte Carlo simulations, we prove the existence of solid stripes even when the square well is much thinner than the particle diameter, making our model more similar to a real colloidal mixture. Finally, when the width of the attractive well is equal to the particle diameter, we observe a different and more complex form of compositional order in the solid, where each species of particle forms a regular porous matrix holding in its holes the other species, witnessing a surprising variety of emergent behaviors for a very basic model of interaction.
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- Santi Prestipino
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica "A. Pontremoli," Università di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Bordin JR. A DPD model of soft spheres with waterlike anomalies and poly(a)morphism. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:7613-7624. [PMID: 37772324 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00972f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Core-softened approaches have been employed to understand the behavior of a large variety of systems in soft condensed matter, from biological molecules to colloidal crystals, glassy phases, and water-like anomalies. At the same time, dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a powerful tool suitable for studying larger length and time scales. In this sense, we propose a simple model of soft molecules that exhibits a wide range of interesting phenomena: polyamorphism, with three amorphous phases, polymorphysm, including a recently found gyroid phase and a cubic diamond structure, reentrant liquid phase, and density, diffusion, and structural water-like anomalies. Each molecule is constituted by two collapsing beads, representing a harder central core and a softer corona. This induces a competition between distinct conformations that leads to their unique behavior. This provides a basis for the development of more accurate water-like DPD models that can then be parameterized for specific systems and even used to model and understand the self-assembly of colloidal crystals.
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- José Rafael Bordin
- Departamento de Física, Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, CEP 96001-970, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Basu A, Okello LB, Castellanos N, Roh S, Velev OD. Assembly and manipulation of responsive and flexible colloidal structures by magnetic and capillary interactions. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:2466-2485. [PMID: 36946137 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00090g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The long-ranged interactions induced by magnetic fields and capillary forces in multiphasic fluid-particle systems facilitate the assembly of a rich variety of colloidal structures and materials. We review here the diverse structures assembled from isotropic and anisotropic particles by independently or jointly using magnetic and capillary interactions. The use of magnetic fields is one of the most efficient means of assembling and manipulating paramagnetic particles. By tuning the field strength and configuration or by changing the particle characteristics, the magnetic interactions, dynamics, and responsiveness of the assemblies can be precisely controlled. Concurrently, the capillary forces originating at the fluid-fluid interfaces can serve as means of reconfigurable binding in soft matter systems, such as Pickering emulsions, novel responsive capillary gels, and composites for 3D printing. We further discuss how magnetic forces can be used as an auxiliary parameter along with the capillary forces to assemble particles at fluid interfaces or in the bulk. Finally, we present examples how these interactions can be used jointly in magnetically responsive foams, gels, and pastes for 3D printing. The multiphasic particle gels for 3D printing open new opportunities for making of magnetically reconfigurable and "active" structures.
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- Abhirup Basu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Liang J, Al Balushi ZY. Light-Induced Surface Tension Gradients for Hierarchical Assembly of Particles from Liquid Metals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:10182-10192. [PMID: 36728152 PMCID: PMC9951180 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Achieving control over the motion of dissolved particles in liquid metals is of importance for the meticulous realization of hierarchical particle assemblies in a variety of nanofabrication processes. Brownian forces can impede the motion of such particles, impacting the degree of perfection that can be realized in assembled structures. Here, we show that light-induced Marangoni flow in liquid metals (i.e., liquid-gallium) with Laguerre-Gaussian (LGpl) lasers as heating sources is an effective approach to overcome Brownian forces on particles, giving rise to predictable assemblies with a high degree of order. We show that by carefully engineering surface tension gradients in liquid-gallium using non-Gaussian LGpl lasers, the Marangoni and convective flow that develops in the fluid drives the trajectory of randomly dispersed particles to assemble into 100 μm wide ring-shaped particle assemblies. Careful control over the parameters of the LGpl laser (i.e., laser mode, spot size, and intensity of the electric field) can tune the temperature and fluid dynamics of the liquid-gallium as well as the balance of forces on the particle. This in turn can tune the structure of the ring-shaped particle assembly with a high degree of fidelity. The use of light to control the motion of particles in liquid metals represents a tunable and rapidly reconfigurable approach to spatially design surface tension gradients in fluids for more complex assembly of particles and small-scale solutes. This work can be extended to a variety of liquid metals, complementary to what has been realized in particle assembly out of ferrofluids using magnetic fields.
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- Jiayun Liang
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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Liu B, Duguet E, Ravaine S. Solvent-induced assembly of mono- and divalent silica nanoparticles. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 14:52-60. [PMID: 36703910 PMCID: PMC9830498 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.14.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Particles with attractive patches are appealing candidates to be used as building units to fabricate novel colloidal architectures by self-assembly. Here, we report the synthesis of one-patch silica nanoparticles, which consist of silica half-spheres whose concave face carries in its center a polymeric patch made of grafted polystyrene chains. The multistage synthesis allows for a fine control of the patch-to-particle size ratio from 0.23 to 0.57. The assembly of the patchy nanoparticles can be triggered by reducing the solvent quality for the polystyrene chains. Dimers or trimers can be obtained by tuning the patch-to-particle size ratio. When mixed with two-patch nanoparticles, one-patch nanoparticles control the length of the resulting chains by behaving as colloidal chain stoppers. The present strategy allows for future elaboration of novel colloidal structures by controlled assembly of nanoparticles.
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- Bin Liu
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CRPP, UMR 5031, 33600 Pessac, France
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CRPP, UMR 5031, 33600 Pessac, France
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Di Credico B, Odriozola G, Mascotto S, Meyer A, Tripaldi L, Moncho-Jordá A. Controlling the anisotropic self-assembly of polybutadiene-grafted silica nanoparticles by tuning three-body interaction forces. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:8034-8045. [PMID: 36226549 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00943a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Recently, the significant improvements in polymer composites properties have been mainly attributed to the ability of filler nanoparticles (NPs) to self-assemble into highly anisotropic self-assembled structures. In this work, we investigate the self-assembly of core-shell NPs composed of a silica core grafted with polybutadiene (PB) chains, generating the so-called "hairy" NPs (HNPs), immersed in tetrahydrofuran solvent. While uncoated silica beads aggregate forming uniform compact structures, the presence of a PB shell affects the silica NPs organization to the point that by increasing the polymer density at the corona, they tend to self-assemble into linear chain-like structures. To reproduce the experimental observations, we propose a theoretical model for the two-body that considers the van der Waals attractive energy together with the polymer-induced repulsive steric contribution and includes an additional three-body interaction term. This term arises due to the anisotropic distribution of PB, which increases their concentration near the NPs contact region. The resulting steric repulsion experienced by a third NP approaching the dimer prevents its binding close to the dimer bond and favors the growth of chain-like structures. We find good agreement between the simulated and experimental self-assembled superstructures, confirming that this three-body steric repulsion plays a key role in determining the cluster morphology of these core-shell NPs. The model also shows that further increasing the grafting density leads to low-density gel-like open structures.
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- Barbara Di Credico
- Department of Materials Science, INSTM, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.
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- Área de Física de Procesos Irreversibles, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Av. San Pablo 180, 02200 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Institut für Anorganische und Angewandte Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, INSTM, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.
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- Institute Carlos I for Theoretical and Computational Physics, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain.
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Munaò G, Costa D, Malescio G, Bomont JM, Prestipino S. Competition between clustering and phase separation in binary mixtures containing SALR particles. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:6453-6464. [PMID: 35984438 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00944g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We investigate by Monte Carlo simulations a mixture of particles with competing interactions (hard-sphere two-Yukawa, HSTY) and hard spheres (HS), with same diameters σ and a square-well (SW) cross attraction. In a recent study [G. Munaò et al., J. Phys. Chem. B, 2022, 126, 2027-2039], we have analysed situations-in terms of relative concentration and attraction strength-where HS promote the formation of clusters involving particles of both species under thermodynamic conditions that would not allow for clustering of the pure HSTY fluid. Here, we focus on the role played by the range of cross attraction in determining the equilibrium structure of the mixture, starting from a homogeneous low-density state. When the width of the well exceeds approximately σ, clustering takes place in the system, with aggregates characterised by various sizes and shapes. Only for low HSTY concentrations (less than 10%) a single big cluster appears, anticipating the behaviour observed for a wider well, around 1.2σ. In the latter case, a spherical cluster encompassing almost all particles is the stable structure at equilibrium. We interpret this outcome as a macrophase, liquid-vapour separation where the spherical cluster is just the form taken at low density by the liquid phase inside the vapour phase: indeed, when the density takes larger values, periodic boundary conditions select liquid-vapour interfaces with other non-spherical shapes, similarly as found for a finite sample of simple fluid going through the liquid-vapour coexistence region. For still higher densities we document the existence of a solid phase characterized by the alternation of bilayers filled with particles of one species and bilayers of the other species, giving the solid a peculiar wafer structure.
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- Gianmarco Munaò
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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Krishnamurthy S, Mathews Kalapurakal RA, Mani E. Computer simulations of self-assembly of anisotropic colloids. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:273001. [PMID: 35172296 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac55d6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Computer simulations have played a significant role in understanding the physics of colloidal self-assembly, interpreting experimental observations, and predicting novel mesoscopic and crystalline structures. Recent advances in computer simulations of colloidal self-assembly driven by anisotropic or orientation-dependent inter-particle interactions are highlighted in this review. These interactions are broadly classified into two classes: entropic and enthalpic interactions. They mainly arise due to shape anisotropy, surface heterogeneity, compositional heterogeneity, external field, interfaces, and confinements. Key challenges and opportunities in the field are discussed.
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- Sriram Krishnamurthy
- Polymer Engineering and Colloids Science Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036, India
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- Polymer Engineering and Colloids Science Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036, India
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- Polymer Engineering and Colloids Science Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600036, India
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Chen SR, Bobrin VA, Jia Z, Monteiro MJ. Temperature‐Directed Formation of Anisotropic Kettlebell and Tadpole Nanostructures in the Absence of a Swelling‐Induced Solvent. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202113974. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Sung‐Po R. Chen
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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Mahale P, Lee B, Cheng HY, Segad M, Mallouk TE. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Analysis of Colloidal Crystals and Replica Materials Made from l-Arginine-Stabilized Silica Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:9398-9407. [PMID: 35134294 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Colloidal crystals made from sub-100 nm silica nanoparticles have provided a versatile platform for the template-assisted synthesis of three-dimensionally interconnected semiconducting, metallic, and magnetic replicas. However, the detailed structure of these materials has not yet been characterized. In this study, we investigated the structures of colloidal crystalline films and germanium replicas by scanning electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering. The structures of colloidal crystals made by evaporative assembly depends on the size of l-arginine-capped silica nanoparticles. Particles smaller than ∼31 nm diameter assemble into non-close-packed arrangements (bcc) whereas particles larger than 31 nm assemble into random close-packed structures with disordered hexagonal phase. Polycrystalline films of these materials retain their structures and long-range order upon infiltration at high temperature and pressure, and the structure is preserved in Ge replicas. The shear force during deposition and dispersity of silica nanoparticles contributes to the size-based variation in the structure and to the size of crystal domains in the colloidal crystal films.
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- Pratibha Mahale
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Gupta U, Escobedo FA. Ligand Interactions and Nanoparticle Shapes Guide the Pathways toward Interfacial Self-Assembly. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:1738-1747. [PMID: 35084868 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are used to probe the driving forces behind the formation of highly ordered, epitaxially connected superlattices of polyhedral-shaped nanoparticles (NPs) at fluid-fluid interfaces. By explicitly modeling coarse-grained ligands that cap the NP surface, it is shown that differences in NP shapes and time-dependent facet-specific ligand densities give rise to drastically different transformation mechanisms. Our results indicate that the extent of screening of the inter-particle interactions by the surrounding solvation environment has a significant impact on reversibility and ultimately the coherence of the final two-dimensional superlattice obtained. For the particle shapes examined, a hexagonal pre-assembly and a square superlattice final assembly (upon preferential ligand desorption from {100} facets) were prevalent; however, cuboctahedral NPs formed intermediate epitaxially bonded branched clusters, which eventually grew and rearranged into a square lattice; in contrast, truncated octahedral NPs exhibited an abrupt rhombic-to-square transition driven by the clustering of their numerous {111}-ligands that favored the stacking of linear NP rods. To track the incipient order in the system, we also outline a set of novel order parameters that measure the local orientation alignment between nearest-neighbor pairs. The simulation protocols advanced in this work could pave the way forward for exploration of the vast phase space associated with the interfacial self-assembly of NPs.
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- U Gupta
- R. F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- R. F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Chen SR, Bobrin VA, Jia Z, Monteiro MJ. Temperature‐Directed Formation of Anisotropic Kettlebell and Tadpole Nanostructures in the Absence of a Swelling‐Induced Solvent. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sung‐Po R. Chen
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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Colloid-like solution behavior of computationally designed coiled coil bundlemers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:1974-1982. [PMID: 34749446 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The use of isotropic potential models of simple colloids for describing complex protein-protein interactions is a topic of ongoing debate in the biophysical community. This contention stems from the unavailability of synthetic protein-like model particles that are amenable to systematic experimental characterization. In this article, we test the utility of colloidal theory to capture the solution structure, interactions and dynamics of novel globular protein-mimicking, computationally designed peptide assemblies called bundlemers that are programmable model systems at the intersection of colloids and proteins. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements of semi-dilute bundlemer solutions in low and high ionic strength solution indicate that bundlemers interact locally via repulsive interactions that can be described by a screened repulsive potential. We also present neutron spin echo (NSE) spectroscopy results that show high-Q freely-diffusive dynamics of bundlemers. Importantly, formation of clusters due to short-range attractive, inter-bundlemer interactions is observed in SANS even at dilute bundlemer concentrations, which is indicative of the complexity of the bundlemer charged surface. The similarities and differences between bundlemers and simple colloidal as well as complex protein-protein interactions is discussed in detail.
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Dehne H, Reitenbach A, Bausch AR. Reversible and spatiotemporal control of colloidal structure formation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6811. [PMID: 34815410 PMCID: PMC8611085 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27016-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Tuning colloidal structure formation is a powerful approach to building functional materials, as a wide range of optical and viscoelastic properties can be accessed by the choice of individual building blocks and their interactions. Precise control is achieved by DNA specificity, depletion forces, or geometric constraints and results in a variety of complex structures. Due to the lack of control and reversibility of the interactions, an autonomous oscillating system on a mesoscale without external driving was not feasible until now. Here, we show that tunable DNA reaction circuits controlling linker strand concentrations can drive the dynamic and fully reversible assembly of DNA-functionalized micron-sized particles. The versatility of this approach is demonstrated by programming colloidal interactions in sequential and spatial order to obtain an oscillatory structure formation process on a mesoscopic scale. The experimental results represent an approach for the development of active materials by using DNA reaction networks to scale up the dynamic control of colloidal self-organization.
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- H Dehne
- Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA) and Lehrstuhl für Biophysik (E27), Physics Departement, Technische Universität München, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA) and Lehrstuhl für Biophysik (E27), Physics Departement, Technische Universität München, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Center for Protein Assemblies (CPA) and Lehrstuhl für Biophysik (E27), Physics Departement, Technische Universität München, D-85748, Garching, Germany.
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Whitelam S, Tamblyn I. Neuroevolutionary Learning of Particles and Protocols for Self-Assembly. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:018003. [PMID: 34270312 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.018003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Within simulations of molecules deposited on a surface we show that neuroevolutionary learning can design particles and time-dependent protocols to promote self-assembly, without input from physical concepts such as thermal equilibrium or mechanical stability and without prior knowledge of candidate or competing structures. The learning algorithm is capable of both directed and exploratory design: it can assemble a material with a user-defined property, or search for novelty in the space of specified order parameters. In the latter mode it explores the space of what can be made, rather than the space of structures that are low in energy but not necessarily kinetically accessible.
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- Stephen Whitelam
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, Califronia 94720, USA
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- National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5A2, Canada Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada
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Giuntini D, Davydok A, Blankenburg M, Domènech B, Bor B, Li M, Scheider I, Krywka C, Müller M, Schneider GA. Deformation Behavior of Cross-Linked Supercrystalline Nanocomposites: An in Situ SAXS/WAXS Study during Uniaxial Compression. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:2891-2897. [PMID: 33749275 PMCID: PMC8155193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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With the ever-expanding functional applications of supercrystalline nanocomposites (a relatively new category of materials consisting of organically functionalized nanoparticles arranged into periodic structures), it becomes necessary to ensure their structural stability and understand their deformation and failure mechanisms. Inducing the cross-linking of the functionalizing organic ligands, for instance, leads to a remarkable enhancement of the nanocomposites' mechanical properties. It is however still unknown how the cross-linked organic phase redistributes applied loads, how the supercrystalline lattice accommodates the imposed deformations, and thus in general what phenomena govern the overall material's mechanical response. This work elucidates these aspects for cross-linked supercrystalline nanocomposites through an in situ small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering study combined with uniaxial pressing. Because of this loading condition, it emerges that the cross-linked ligands effectively carry and distribute loads homogeneously throughout the nanocomposites, while the superlattice deforms via rotation, slip, and local defects generation.
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- Diletta Giuntini
- Institute
of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University
of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute
of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute
of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute
of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University
of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute
of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University
of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute
of Material Systems Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute
of Material Systems Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute
of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute
of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute
of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University
of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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Bačová P, Mintis DG, Gkolfi E, Harmandaris V. Mikto-Arm Stars as Soft-Patchy Particles: From Building Blocks to Mesoscopic Structures. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1114. [PMID: 33915849 PMCID: PMC8037958 DOI: 10.3390/polym13071114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We present an atomistic molecular dynamics study of self-assembled mikto-arm stars, which resemble patchy-like particles. By increasing the number of stars in the system, we propose a systematic way of examining the mutual orientation of these fully penetrable patchy-like objects. The individual stars maintain their patchy-like morphology when creating a mesoscopic (macromolecular) self-assembled object of more than three stars. The self-assembly of mikto-arm stars does not lead to a deformation of the stars, and their shape remains spherical. We identified characteristic sub-units in the self-assembled structure, differing by the mutual orientation of the nearest neighbor stars. The current work aims to elucidate the possible arrangements of the realistic, fully penetrable patchy particles in polymer matrix and to serve as a model system for further studies of nanostructured materials or all-polymer nanocomposites using the mikto-arm stars as building blocks.
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- Petra Bačová
- Computation-Based Science and Technology Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, 20 Constantinou Kavafi Str., Nicosia 2121, Cyprus; (D.G.M.); (V.H.)
- Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
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- Computation-Based Science and Technology Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, 20 Constantinou Kavafi Str., Nicosia 2121, Cyprus; (D.G.M.); (V.H.)
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- Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Computation-Based Science and Technology Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, 20 Constantinou Kavafi Str., Nicosia 2121, Cyprus; (D.G.M.); (V.H.)
- Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;
- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Karvelas EG, Lampropoulos NK, Benos LT, Karakasidis T, Sarris IE. On the magnetic aggregation of Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 198:105778. [PMID: 33039920 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Background and objective In-vivo MRI-guided drug delivery concept is a personalized technique towards cancer treatment. A major bottleneck of this method, is the weak magnetic response of nanoparticles. A crucial improvement is the usage of paramagnetic nanoparticles aggregates since they can easier manipulated in human arteries than isolated particles. However its significance, not a comprehensive study to estimate the mean length and time to aggregate exists. Methods The present detailed numerical study includes all major discrete and continues forces and moments of the nanoscale in a global model. The effort is given in summarizing the effects of particle diameter and concentration, and magnetic field magnitude to comprehensive relations. Therefore, several cases with nanoparticles having various diameters and concentrations are simulated as magnetic field increases. Results It is found that aggregations with maximum length equal to 2000nm can be formed. In addition, the increase of the concentration leads to a decrease in the amount of the isolated particles. Consequently, 33% of the particles are isolated for the concentration of 2.25mg/ml while 13% for the concentration of 10mg/ml. Moreover, the increase of the permanent magnetic field and diameter of particles gives rise to an asymptotic behavior in the number of isolated particles. Furthermore, the mean length of aggregates scales linear with diameter and magnetic field, however, concentration increase results in a weaker effect. The larger aggregation that is formed is composed by 21 particles. Smaller time is needed for the completion of the aggregation process with larger particles. Additionally, the increase of the magnitude of the magnetic field leads to a decrease in the aggregation time process. Therefore, 8.5ms are needed for the completion of the aggregation process for particles of 100nm at B0=0.1T while 7ms at B0=0.9T. Surprisedly, the mean time to aggregate is of the same order as in microparticles, although, with an opposite trend. Conclusions In this study, the evolution of the mean length of aggregations as well as the completion time of the aggregation process in the nano and micro range is evaluated. The present results could be useful to improve the magnetic nanoparticles assisted drug delivery method in order to minimize the side effects from the convectional cancer treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.
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- E G Karvelas
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Attica, Aigaleo, Greece
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- Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (iBO), Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece; Department of Physics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Attica, Aigaleo, Greece.
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Grebe V, Liu M, Weck M. Quantifying patterns in optical micrographs of one- and two-dimensional ellipsoidal particle assemblies. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:10900-10909. [PMID: 33118580 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01692f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Current developments in colloidal science include the assembly of anisotropic colloids with broad geometric diversity. As the complexity of particle assemblies increases, the need for ubiquitous algorithms that quantitatively analyze images of the assemblies to deliver key information such as quantification of crystal structures becomes more urgent. This contribution describes algorithms capable of image analysis for classifying colloidal structures based on abstracted interparticle relationship information and quantitatively analyzing the abundance of each structure in mixed pattern assemblies. The algorithm parameters can be adjusted, allowing for the algorithms to be adapted for different image analyses. Three different ellipsoidal particle assembly images are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithms: a one-dimensional (1D) particle chain assembly and two two-dimensional (2D) polymorphic crystals each consisting of assemblies of two distinct plane symmetry groups. Angle relationships between neighbouring particles are calculated and neighbour counts of each particle are determined. Combining these two parameters as rules for classification criteria allows for the labeling and quantification of each particle into a defined symmetry class within an assembly. The algorithms provide a labelled image comprising classification results and particle counts of each defined class. For multiple images or individual frames from a video, the script can be looped to achieve automatic processing. The yielded classification data allow for more in-depth image analysis of mixed pattern particle assemblies. We envision that these algorithms will have utility in quantitative analysis of images comprising ellipsoidal colloidal materials, nanoparticles, or biological matter.
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- Veronica Grebe
- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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Chizari S, Udani S, Farzaneh A, Stoecklein D, Carlo DD, Hopkins JB. Scanning two-photon continuous flow lithography for the fabrication of multi-functional microparticles. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:40088-40098. [PMID: 33379542 DOI: 10.1364/oe.410090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate the high-throughput fabrication of 3D microparticles using a scanning two-photon continuous flow lithography (STP-CFL) technique in which microparticles are shaped by scanning the laser beam at the interface of laminar co-flows. The results demonstrate the ability of STP-CFL to manufacture high-resolution complex geometries of cell carriers that possess distinct regions with different functionalities. A new approach is presented for printing out-of-plane features on the microparticles. The approach eliminates the use of axial scanning stages, which are not favorable since they induce fluctuations in the flowing polymer media and their scanning speed is slower than the speed of galvanometer mirror scanners.
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Cautela J, Stenqvist B, Schillén K, Belić D, Månsson LK, Hagemans F, Seuss M, Fery A, Crassous JJ, Galantini L. Supracolloidal Atomium. ACS NANO 2020; 14:15748-15756. [PMID: 33175507 PMCID: PMC8016364 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nature suggests that complex materials result from a hierarchical organization of matter at different length scales. At the nano- and micrometer scale, macromolecules and supramolecular aggregates spontaneously assemble into supracolloidal structures whose complexity is given by the coexistence of various colloidal entities and the specific interactions between them. Here, we demonstrate how such control can be implemented by engineering specially customized bile salt derivative-based supramolecular tubules that exhibit a highly specific interaction with polymeric microgel spheres at their extremities thanks to their scroll-like structure. This design allows for hierarchical supracolloidal self-assembly of microgels and supramolecular scrolls into a regular framework of "nodes" and "linkers". The supramolecular assembly into scrolls can be triggered by pH and temperature, thereby providing the whole supracolloidal system with interesting stimuli-responsive properties. A colloidal smart assembly is embodied with features of center-linker frameworks as those found in molecular metal-organic frameworks and in structures engineered at human scale, masterfully represented by the Atomium in Bruxelles.
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- Jacopo Cautela
- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy
- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Physical
Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, DE-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung
e.V. Institut für
Physikalische Chemie und Physik der Polymere, DE-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung
e.V. Institut für
Physikalische Chemie und Physik der Polymere, DE-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department
of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Institute of Physical
Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, DE-52056 Aachen, Germany
- JARA-SOFT, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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Svensson FG, Seisenbaeva GA, Kotov NA, Kessler VG. Self-Assembly of Asymmetrically Functionalized Titania Nanoparticles into Nanoshells. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E4856. [PMID: 33138284 PMCID: PMC7662802 DOI: 10.3390/ma13214856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Titania (anatase) nanoparticles were anisotropically functionalized in water-toluene Pickering emulsions to self-assemble into nanoshells with diameters from 500 nm to 3 μm as candidates for encapsulation of drugs and other compounds. The water-phase contained a hydrophilic ligand, glucose-6-phosphate, while the toluene-phase contained a hydrophobic ligand, n-dodecylphosphonic acid. The addition of a dilute sodium alginate suspension that provided electrostatic charge was essential for the self-limited assembly of the nanoshells. The self-assembled spheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, elemental mapping, and atomic force microscopy. Drug release studies using tetracycline suggest a rapid release dominated by surface desorption.
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- Fredric G. Svensson
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; (F.G.S.); (G.A.S.); (N.A.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; (F.G.S.); (G.A.S.); (N.A.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; (F.G.S.); (G.A.S.); (N.A.K.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Biointerfaces Institute University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; (F.G.S.); (G.A.S.); (N.A.K.)
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Paul S, Vashisth H. Self-assembly behavior of experimentally realizable lobed patchy particles. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:8101-8107. [PMID: 32935732 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00954g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report simulation studies on the self-assembly behavior of five different types of lobed patchy particles of different shapes (snowman, dumbbell, trigonal planar, square planar, and tetrahedral). Inspired by an experimental method of synthesizing patchy particles (Wang et al., Nature, 2012, 491, 51-55), we control the lobe size indirectly by gradually varying the seed diameter and study its effect on self-assembled structures at different temperatures. Snowman shaped particles self-assemble only at a lower temperature and form two-dimensional sheets, elongated micelles, and spherical micelles, depending on the seed diameter. Each of the four other lobed particles self-assemble into four distinct morphologies (random aggregates, spherical aggregates, liquid droplets, and crystalline structures) for a given lobe size and temperature. We observed temperature-dependent transitions between two morphologies depending on the type of the lobed particle. The self-assembled structures formed by these four types of particles are porous. We show that their porosities can be tuned by controlling the lobe size and temperature.
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- Sanjib Paul
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 33 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 33 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
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van Ravensteijn BGP, Voets IK, Kegel WK, Eelkema R. Out-of-Equilibrium Colloidal Assembly Driven by Chemical Reaction Networks. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:10639-10656. [PMID: 32787015 PMCID: PMC7497707 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Transient assembled structures play an indispensable role in a wide variety of processes fundamental to living organisms including cellular transport, cell motility, and proliferation. Typically, the formation of these transient structures is driven by the consumption of molecular fuels via dissipative reaction networks. In these networks, building blocks are converted from inactive precursor states to active (assembling) states by (a set of) irreversible chemical reactions. Since the activated state is intrinsically unstable and can be maintained only in the presence of sufficient fuel, fuel depletion results in the spontaneous disintegration of the formed superstructures. Consequently, the properties and behavior of these assembled structures are governed by the kinetics of fuel consumption rather than by their thermodynamic stability. This fuel dependency endows biological systems with unprecedented spatiotemporal adaptability and inherent self-healing capabilities. Fascinated by these unique material characteristics, coupling the assembly behavior to molecular fuel or light-driven reaction networks was recently implemented in synthetic (supra)molecular systems. In this invited feature article, we discuss recent studies demonstrating that dissipative assembly is not limited to the molecular world but can also be translated to building blocks of colloidal dimensions. We highlight crucial guiding principles for the successful design of dissipative colloidal systems and illustrate these with the current state of the art. Finally, we present our vision on the future of the field and how marrying nonequilibrium self-assembly with the functional properties associated with colloidal building blocks presents a promising route for the development of next-generation materials.
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- Bas G. P. van Ravensteijn
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Van
’t Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye
Institute for NanoMaterials Science, Utrecht
University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Brunk NE, Jadhao V. Computational studies of shape control of charged deformable nanocontainers. J Mater Chem B 2020; 7:6370-6382. [PMID: 31642850 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01003c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Biological matter is often compartmentalized by soft membranes that dynamically change their shape in response to chemical and mechanical cues. Deformable soft-matter-based nanoscale membranes or nanocontainers that mimic this behavior can be used as drug-delivery carriers that can adapt to evolving physiological conditions, or as dynamic building blocks for the design of novel hierarchical materials via assembly engineering. Here, we connect the intrinsic features of charged deformable nanocontainers such as their size, charge, surface tension, and elasticity with their equilibrium shapes for a wide range of solution conditions using molecular dynamics simulations. These links identify the fundamental mechanisms that establish the chemical and materials design control strategies for modulating the equilibrium shape of these nanocontainers. We show that flexible nanocontainers of radii ranging from 10-20 nm exhibit sphere-to-rod-to-disc shape transitions yielding rods and discs over a wide range of aspect ratio λ (0.3 < λ < 5). The shape transitions can be controlled by tuning salt and/or surfactant concentration as well as material elastic parameters. The shape changes are driven by reduction in the global electrostatic energy and are associated with dramatic changes in local surface elastic energy distributions. To illustrate the shape transition mechanisms, exact analytical calculations for idealized spheroidal nanocontainers in salt-free conditions are performed. Explicit counterion simulations near nanocontainers and associated Manning model calculations provide an assessment of the stability of observed shape deformations in the event of ion condensation.
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- Nicholas E Brunk
- Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA.
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- Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA.
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Mallory SA, Bowers ML, Cacciuto A. Universal reshaping of arrested colloidal gels via active doping. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:084901. [PMID: 32872893 DOI: 10.1063/5.0016514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Colloids that interact via a short-range attraction serve as the primary building blocks for a broad range of self-assembled materials. However, one of the well-known drawbacks to this strategy is that these building blocks rapidly and readily condense into a metastable colloidal gel. Using computer simulations, we illustrate how the addition of a small fraction of purely repulsive self-propelled colloids, a technique referred to as active doping, can prevent the formation of this metastable gel state and drive the system toward its thermodynamically favored crystalline target structure. The simplicity and robust nature of this strategy offers a systematic and generic pathway to improving the self-assembly of a large number of complex colloidal structures. We discuss in detail the process by which this feat is accomplished and provide quantitative metrics for exploiting it to modulate the self-assembly. We provide evidence for the generic nature of this approach by demonstrating that it remains robust under a number of different anisotropic short-ranged pair interactions in both two and three dimensions. In addition, we report on a novel microphase in mixtures of passive and active colloids. For a broad range of self-propelling velocities, it is possible to stabilize a suspension of fairly monodisperse finite-size crystallites. Surprisingly, this microphase is also insensitive to the underlying pair interaction between building blocks. The active stabilization of these moderately sized monodisperse clusters is quite remarkable and should be of great utility in the design of hierarchical self-assembly strategies. This work further bolsters the notion that active forces can play a pivotal role in directing colloidal self-assembly.
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- S A Mallory
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Osaci M, Cacciola M. Influence of the magnetic nanoparticle coating on the magnetic relaxation time. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:1207-1216. [PMID: 32832316 PMCID: PMC7431768 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Colloidal systems consisting of monodomain superparamagnetic nanoparticles have been used in biomedical applications, such as the hyperthermia treatment for cancer. In this type of colloid, called a nanofluid, the nanoparticles tend to agglomeration. It has been shown experimentally that the nanoparticle coating plays an important role in the nanoparticle dispersion stability and biocompatibility. However, theoretical studies in this field are lacking. In addition, the ways in which the nanoparticle coating influences the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles are not yet understood. In order to fill in this gap, this study presents a numerical simulation model that elucidates how the nanoparticle coating affects the nanoparticle agglomeration tendency as well as the effective magnetic relaxation time of the system. To simulate the self-organization of the colloidal nanoparticles, a stochastic Langevin dynamics method was applied based on the effective Verlet-type algorithm. The Néel magnetic relaxation time was obtained via the Coffey method in an oblique magnetic field, adapted to the local magnetic field on a nanoparticle.
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- Mihaela Osaci
- “Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Department of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Informatics, 2 Victoriei Square, 300006 Timisoara, Timis County, Romania
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- Cooperativa TEC, Via Nazionale, n. 439, 89134 Pellaro di Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Assembly of a patchy protein into variable 2D lattices via tunable multiscale interactions. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3770. [PMID: 32724112 PMCID: PMC7387446 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17562-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Self-assembly of molecular building blocks into higher-order structures is exploited in living systems to create functional complexity and represents a powerful strategy for constructing new materials. As nanoscale building blocks, proteins offer unique advantages, including monodispersity and atomically tunable interactions. Yet, control of protein self-assembly has been limited compared to inorganic or polymeric nanoparticles, which lack such attributes. Here, we report modular self-assembly of an engineered protein into four physicochemically distinct, precisely patterned 2D crystals via control of four classes of interactions spanning Ångström to several-nanometer length scales. We relate the resulting structures to the underlying free-energy landscape by combining in-situ atomic force microscopy observations of assembly with thermodynamic analyses of protein-protein and -surface interactions. Our results demonstrate rich phase behavior obtainable from a single, highly patchy protein when interactions acting over multiple length scales are exploited and predict unusual bulk-scale properties for protein-based materials that ensue from such control. As nanoscale building blocks, proteins offer unique advantages, including monodispersity and atomically tunable interactions, but their self-assembly is limited compared to inorganic or polymeric nanoparticles. Here, the authors show modular self-assembly of an engineered protein into four physicochemically distinct patterned 2D crystals via control of four classes of interactions.
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Balazs DM, Dunbar TA, Smilgies DM, Hanrath T. Coupled Dynamics of Colloidal Nanoparticle Spreading and Self-Assembly at a Fluid-Fluid Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:6106-6115. [PMID: 32390432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We investigated the physicochemical and transport phenomena governing the self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles at the interface of two immiscible fluids. By combining in situ grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) with a temporal resolution of 200 ms and electron microscopy measurements, we gained new insights into the coupled effects of solvent spreading, nanoparticle assembly, and recession of the vapor-liquid interface on the morphology of the self-assembled thin films. We focus on oleate-passivated PbSe nanoparticles dispersed across an ethylene glycol subphase as a model system and demonstrate how solvent parameters such as surface tension, nanoparticle solubility, aromaticity, and polarity influence the mesoscale morphology of the nanoparticle superlattice. We discovered that a nanoparticle precursor monolayer film spreads in front of the bulk solution and influences the fluid spreading across the subphase. Improved understanding of the impact of kinetic phenomena (i.e., solvent spreading and evaporation) on the superlattice morphology is important to describe the formation mechanism and ultimately enable the assembly of high-quality superlattices with long-range order.
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- Daniel M Balazs
- Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Whitelam S, Tamblyn I. Learning to grow: Control of material self-assembly using evolutionary reinforcement learning. Phys Rev E 2020; 101:052604. [PMID: 32575260 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.052604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We show that neural networks trained by evolutionary reinforcement learning can enact efficient molecular self-assembly protocols. Presented with molecular simulation trajectories, networks learn to change temperature and chemical potential in order to promote the assembly of desired structures or choose between competing polymorphs. In the first case, networks reproduce in a qualitative sense the results of previously known protocols, but faster and with higher fidelity; in the second case they identify strategies previously unknown, from which we can extract physical insight. Networks that take as input the elapsed time of the simulation or microscopic information from the system are both effective, the latter more so. The evolutionary scheme we have used is simple to implement and can be applied to a broad range of examples of experimental self-assembly, whether or not one can monitor the experiment as it proceeds. Our results have been achieved with no human input beyond the specification of which order parameter to promote, pointing the way to the design of synthesis protocols by artificial intelligence.
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- Stephen Whitelam
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Oh SM, Lee BH, Seo DH, Choi HW, Kim BY, Baik MY. Starch nanoparticles prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis and self-assembly of short-chain glucans. Food Sci Biotechnol 2020; 29:585-598. [PMID: 32419957 PMCID: PMC7221041 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-020-00768-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Enzymatic hydrolysis and self-assembly are considered promising methods for preparation of starch nanoparticles (SNPs) because they are environmentally friendly, and time- and cost-effective. These methods are based on the self-assembly of short-chain glucans released from the α-1,6 bonds in amylopectin. Since their discovery, many studies have described the structural and physicochemical properties of self-assembled SNPs. Self-assembled SNPs can be prepared by two methods: using only the soluble portion containing the short-chain glucans, or using the whole hydrolyzate including both insoluble and soluble fractions. Although the structural and physical properties of self-assembled SNPs can be attributed to the composition of the hydrolyzates that participate in self-assembly, this aspect has not yet been discussed. This review focuses on SNPs self-assembled with only soluble short-chain glucans and addresses their characteristics, including formation mechanisms as well as structural and physicochemical properties, compared with SNPs prepared with total hydrolyzates.
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- Seon-Min Oh
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Functional Food and Biotechnology, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104 Republic of Korea
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Naderi Mehr F, Grigoriev D, Heaton R, Baptiste J, Stace AJ, Puretskiy N, Besley E, Böker A. Self-Assembly Behavior of Oppositely Charged Inverse Bipatchy Microcolloids. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000442. [PMID: 32181972 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A directed attractive interaction between predefined "patchy" sites on the surfaces of anisotropic microcolloids can provide them with the ability to self-assemble in a controlled manner to build target structures of increased complexity. An important step toward the controlled formation of a desired superstructure is to identify reversible electrostatic interactions between patches which allow them to align with one another. The formation of bipatchy particles with two oppositely charged patches fabricated using sandwich microcontact printing is reported. These particles spontaneously self-aggregate in solution, where a diversity of short and long chains of bipatchy particles with different shapes, such as branched, bent, and linear, are formed. Calculations show that chain formation is driven by a combination of attractive electrostatic interactions between oppositely charged patches and the charge-induced polarization of interacting particles.
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- Fatemeh Naderi Mehr
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies, University of Potsdam, Institute of Chemistry, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
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Notaro A, Gasser G, Castonguay A. Note of Caution for the Aqueous Behaviour of Metal-Based Drug Candidates. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:345-348. [PMID: 31840945 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Poor aqueous solubility is one of the recurrent drawbacks of many compounds in medicinal chemistry. To overcome this limitation, the dilution of drug candidates from stock solutions of an organic solvent is common practice. However, the precise characterisation of these compounds in aqueous solutions is often neglected, leading to some uncertainties regarding the nature of the actual active species. In this communication, we demonstrate that two ruthenium complexes previously reported by our group for their chemotherapeutic potential against cancer, namely [Ru(DIP)2 (sq)](PF6 ) and [Ru(DIP)2 (3-methoxysq)](PF6 ), where DIP is 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, sq=semiquinonate and 3-methoxysq=3-methoxysemiquinonate, form colloids in water-DMSO (1 % v/v) mixtures that are invisible to the naked eyes. [Ru(DIP)2 (3-methoxysq)](PF6 ) was found to form a highly stable and monodispersed colloid with nanoaggregates of ∼25 nm. In contrast, [Ru(DIP)2 (sq)](PF6 ) was found to form large reticulates of mostly spherical aggregates which size was found to increase over time. The difference in size and shape distribution of drug candidates is of tremendous significance as the study of their biological activity might be severely affected. Overall, we strongly believe that these observations should be taken into account by the scientific community working on the development of metal-based drugs with poor water solubility.
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- Anna Notaro
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, 75005, Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, 75005, Paris, France
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- INRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory for the Design of Catalysts and Therapeutics, Université du Québec, 531 boul. des Prairies Laval, Québec, H7V 1B7, Canada
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Habel A, Khan IM. A comparative study of the self-assembly of achiral and chiral hairy nanoparticles with polystyrene cores and poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) hairs. RSC Adv 2020; 10:37358-37368. [PMID: 35521253 PMCID: PMC9057163 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04951d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Hairy nanoparticles with polystyrene cores (PS cores) and poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) (PHEMA) shells were synthesized by combining living anionic polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The structural characterization was carried out by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy (1H NMR, 13C NMR, APT 13C NMR and 1H 13C HMQC). The thermal stability of the PS cores was not affected by grafting PHEMA on their surfaces. A differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram of the HNPs showed two distinct transition temperatures indicating microphase separation. Chiral HNPs were prepared by inducing chirality in the achiral HNPs by complexation with R- or S-mandelic acid. The circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy of complexes of the HNPs/R- or S-mandelic acid indicated the formation of enantiomeric chiral structures. The self-assembled structures formed from the achiral HNPs show different surface morphologies, porous and zigzag, dependent on the solvents used. Blends of polystyrene functionalized with hydroxyl groups and PHEMA show different morphology and thermal properties compared with the core–shell HNP system. The chiral HNPs self-assembled into donut like structures or toroids with sizes in the range between 200 to 5000 nm. The study suggests that chirality can be utilized to develop interesting self-assembled structures. Chiral hairy nanoparticles (HNP), prepared by complexation of achiral HNPs with R- or S-mandelic acid, self-assemble into toroidal or donut like structures.![]()
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- Azza Habel
- Department of Chemistry
- Clark Atlanta University
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Clark Atlanta University
- Atlanta
- USA
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Ma Y, Ferguson AL. Inverse design of self-assembling colloidal crystals with omnidirectional photonic bandgaps. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:8808-8826. [PMID: 31603182 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01500k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Open colloidal lattices possessing omnidirectional photonic bandgaps in the visible or near-visible regime are attractive optical materials the realization of which has remained elusive. We report the use of an inverse design strategy termed landscape engineering that rationally sculpts the free energy self-assembly landscape using evolutionary algorithms to discover anisotropic patchy colloids capable of spontaneously assembling pyrochlore and cubic diamond lattices possessing complete photonic bandgaps. We validate the designs in computer simulations to demonstrate the defect-free formation of these lattices via a two-stage hierarchical assembly mechanism. Our approach demonstrates a principled strategy for the inverse design of self-assembling colloids for the bottom-up fabrication of desired crystal lattices.
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- Yutao Ma
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Gomez-Flores A, Bradford SA, Wu L, Kim H. Interaction energies for hollow and solid cylinders: Role of aspect ratio and particle orientation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Shillingford C, Grebe V, McMullen A, Brujic J, Weck M. Assembly and Dynamic Analysis of Square Colloidal Crystals via Templated Capillary Assembly. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:12205-12214. [PMID: 31497962 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Capillary assembly has the ability to engineer centimeter-sized regions of discrete colloidal superstructures and microarrays. However, its use as a tool for directing crystallization of colloids into surface-bound nonclose-packed arrays is limited. Furthermore, the use of quantitative particle tracking tools to investigate evaporative assembly dynamics is rarely employed. In this contribution, we use templated capillary assembly to fabricate square-packed lattices of spherical, organosilica colloids using designed patterned boundaries. Particle tracking algorithms reveal that the assembly of square-packed regions is controlled by the interplay between confinement-driven nuclei formation and osmotic pressure-driven restructuring. We find that the incorporation of a square template increases the yield of particles bearing four nearest neighbors (Zn = 4) from 4 to 39%, obtained using a heavier and more viscous solvent. Maximal square-packed domains occur at specific initial particle concentrations (1.75-2.25 wt % or φ = 0.013-0.017), indicating that rearrangements are a function of osmotic force. We use particle tracking methods to dynamically monitor conversions between square and hexagonal packing, revealing a cyclical transition between 4 and 6 coordinated particles throughout meniscus recession. Our method is highly scalable and inexpensive and can be adapted for use with different particle sizes and compositions, as well as for targeted open-packed geometries. Our findings will inform the large area, defect-free assembly of nonclose-packed lattices of unexplored varieties that are necessary for the continued expansion of colloid-based materials with vast applications in optical electronics.
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Boniello G, Luo Y, Beller DA, Serra F, Stebe KJ. Colloids in confined liquid crystals: a plot twist in the lock-and-key mechanism. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:5220-5226. [PMID: 31172164 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00788a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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By confining soft materials within tailored boundaries it is possible to design energy landscapes to address and control colloidal dynamics. This provides unique opportunities to create reconfigurable, hierarchically organized structures, a leading challenge in materials science. Example soft matter systems include liquid crystals. For instance, when nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) are confined in a vessel with undulated boundaries, bend and splay distortions can be used to position particles. Here we confine this system in a twist cell. We also study cholesteric liquid crystals, which have an "intrinsic" twist distortion which adds to the ones imposed by the solid boundaries. The cholesteric pitch competes with the other length scales in the system (colloid radius, vessel thickness, wavelength of boundary undulations), enriching the possible configurations. Depending on the pitch-to-radius and pitch-to-thickness ratios the interaction can be attractive or repulsive. By tuning the pitch (i.e. changing the concentration of the chiral dopant), it is possible to selectively promote or inhibit particle trapping at the docking sites.
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- Giuseppe Boniello
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Wang L, Liu X. Sustained Release Technology and Its Application in Environmental Remediation: A Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E2153. [PMID: 31216688 PMCID: PMC6617011 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sustained release technology is a class of technology characterized by slowly-releasing specific active substances into a target medium to keep a certain concentration in the system within valid time. As a new of type technology, it has been extensively applied to medicine, chemical engineering, agriculture, environmental protection, etc. The principles and classification of sustained release technologies, as well as typical preparation methods of sustained release agents, were summarized in this paper; by introducing applied research progress of sustained release technologies into environmental fields like rainwater purification, sewage/drinking water treatment, and soil and atmosphere remediation, application features of these sustained release technologies were evaluated, and their application prospect in environmental remediation, especially in water treatment, was predicted.
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- Lili Wang
- Environmental Engineering, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A & F University, Zhuji 311800, China.
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- Institute of Water Resources & Ocean Engineering, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
- Institute of Municipal Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Brunk NE, Uchida M, Lee B, Fukuto M, Yang L, Douglas T, Jadhao V. Linker-Mediated Assembly of Virus-Like Particles into Ordered Arrays via Electrostatic Control. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:2192-2201. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Nicholas E. Brunk
- Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- X-Ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, United States
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Mehr FN, Grigoriev D, Puretskiy N, Böker A. Mono-patchy zwitterionic microcolloids as building blocks for pH-controlled self-assembly. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:2430-2438. [PMID: 30788469 PMCID: PMC6430096 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02151a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A directional molecular interaction between microcolloids can be achieved through pre-defined sites on their surface, "patches", which might make them follow each other in a controlled way and assemble into target structures of more complexity. In this article, we report the successful generation and characterization of mono-patchy melamine-formaldehyde microparticles with oppositely charged patches made of poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) or polyethyleneimine via microcontact printing. The study of their self-aggregation behavior in solution shows that by change of pH, particle dimers are formed via attractive electrostatic force between the patchy and non-patchy surface of the particles, which reaches its optimum at a specific pH.
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- Fatemeh Naderi Mehr
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
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D-14476 Potsdam-Golm
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- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies
, University Potsdam
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D-14476 Potsdam-Golm
, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
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D-14476 Potsdam-Golm
, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
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D-14476 Potsdam-Golm
, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
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D-14476 Potsdam-Golm
, Germany
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- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies
, University Potsdam
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D-14476 Potsdam-Golm
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Suh Y, Pham Q, Shao B, Won Y. The Control of Colloidal Grain Boundaries through Evaporative Vertical Self-Assembly. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804523. [PMID: 30730084 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Self-assembly continuously gains attention as an excellent method to create novel nanoscale structures with a wide range of applications in photonics, optoelectronics, biomedical engineering, and heat transfer applications. However, self-assembly is governed by a diversity of complex interparticle forces that cause fabricating defectless large scale (>1 cm) colloidal crystals, or opals, to be a daunting challenge. Despite numerous efforts to find an optimal method that offers the perfect colloidal crystal by minimizing defects, it has been difficult to provide physical interpretations that govern the development of defects such as grain boundaries. This study reports the control over grain domains and intentional defect characteristics that develop during evaporative vertical deposition. The degree of particle crystallinity and evaporation conditions is shown to govern the grain domain characteristics, such as shapes and sizes. In particular, the grains fabricated with 300 and 600 nm sphere diameters can be tuned into single-column structures exceeding ≈1 mm by elevating heating temperature up to 93 °C. The understanding of self-assembly physics presented in this work will enable the fabrication of novel self-assembled structures with high periodicity and offer fundamental groundworks for developing large-scale crack-free structures.
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- Youngjoon Suh
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, 5200 Engineering Hall Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697-2700, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, 5200 Engineering Hall Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697-2700, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, 5200 Engineering Hall Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697-2700, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, 5200 Engineering Hall Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697-2700, USA
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