IWNET12
IWNET12
Self-assembled structures in immiscible systems of active, switchable
nanocolloids
Antonio F. Osorio Vivanco 1, Igal Szleifer 2, Sharon C. Glotzer 1,3
1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
2) Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, USA
3) Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
Abstract
We consider the synthesis and fabrication of active building blocks that can dynamically switch between two or
more states and assemble into novel structures. We present novel steady-state structures predicted by computer
simulation to assemble in systems of switchable, immiscible building blocks. We discuss the dynamics that
stabilize these structures, explore approaches to analyze the dissipative nature of the system, and provide a
mapping to experimental colloidal systems where these concepts could be implemented.
E-mail: aosorio@umich.edu

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