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Patterning of Microorganisms and Microparticles through Sequential Capillarity-assisted Assembly

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Colloidal crystal assembly on topologically patterned templates.

Nina V Dziomkina¹, G Julius Vancso¹

¹Materials Science and Technology of Polymers, University of Twente and Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, PO Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands. g.j.vancso@tnw.utwente.nl.

|July 11, 2020

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Researchers explore methods for creating colloidal crystals with controlled packing structures and orientations. Template-assisted and emerging techniques enable tailored crystal properties for applications like photonics.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Crystallography

Background:

Colloidal crystals made of polymeric or silica microspheres are crucial for applications like photonics.
Achieving precise control over packing symmetry, efficiency, and quality is essential for crystal performance.
Self-assembled colloidal crystals typically expose the densest (111) planes, but other facets are often required.

Purpose of the Study:

To review methods for producing colloidal crystals with tailored packing structures and orientations.
To discuss engineering approaches for controlled particle assembly in regular structures.
To highlight emerging techniques for creating crystals with specific packing symmetries and orientations.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of polymer colloidal particles with varied sizes, shapes, and surface charge.
Discussion of interactions and forces governing colloidal crystal growth.
Detailed review of template-assisted and graphoepitaxial assembly approaches.
Exploration of emerging direct one-to-one colloidal particle assembly methods.

Main Results:

Template-assisted and graphoepitaxial assembly allow for controlled colloidal crystal structures and orientations.
Tailored crystal properties, including lower packing densities and symmetries, can be achieved.
Emerging approaches show potential for precise control over colloidal particle arrangement.

Conclusions:

Controlled assembly of colloidal particles is key to engineering crystals for specific applications.
Advanced techniques offer pathways to overcome limitations of self-assembly for photonic and other uses.
Future research directions include developing methods for low-symmetry colloidal crystals.