Vulnerable Spaces (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Vulnerable Spaces

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The protective capabilities of a chain-link molecular coating are lessened when, instead of attaching to a flat surface to form an unbroken wall (fig. 1), the radius of the nanoparticle is so small that the extreme surface curvatuere opens spaces between the protective molecules (fig. 2).

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Drawing courtesy Matt Lane, Sandia National Labs

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