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Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles

Sharma, P (2018) Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles. In: Resonance, 23 (3). pp. 263-275.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-018-0616-0

Abstract

Colloidal dispersions are suspensions of micron-sized solid particles in a solvent like water or oil. Self-assembly is a widely used approach to create ordered structures of colloidal particles by engineering the inter-colloid potential. This article illustrates how entropy drives disorder to order transitions in a colloidal assembly.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Resonance
Publisher: Springer India
Additional Information: The copyright for this article belongs to the Springer India.
Keywords: cholesterics; colloids; liquid crystals; Self-assembly; tactoids
Department/Centre: Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited: 08 Aug 2022 11:36
Last Modified: 08 Aug 2022 11:36
URI: https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/75633

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