Creating patterns spontaneously in synthetic materials (IMAGE)

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Creating patterns spontaneously in synthetic materials

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A polymerization front marked by heat gradients (red, higher temperature) allows spontaneous patterning of polymers with variable textures, colors and stiffness. Scale bar, 1 cm.

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Adapted from <i>ACS Central Science</i> <b>2021</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00110

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