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Synthesis and Characterization of Supramolecular Colloids
Published on: April 22, 2016
Templating assembly of multifunctional hybrid colloidal spheres
Xuehai Yan1, Junbai Li, Helmuth Möhwald
1Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam/Golm, Germany. xuehai.yan@mpikg.mpg.de
Abstract:
3D hybrid colloidal spheres with integrated functions and collective properties are fabricated using a variety of common inorganic nano-objects as building blocks in association with polyelectrolyte encapsulation through a facile template strategy. The fabrication strategy is generally suited for design of functional colloidal spheres in a simple and controllable manner, and thus opens a new avenue for developing hybrid materials with multiple functions and collective properties.
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