Sorting Crystal Shapes (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Engineering School

Sorting Crystal Shapes

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In this graphic representation of the analysis, colloids form the initial two layers of a crystal, at left. With the addition of the third layer, the crystal forms one of two possible shapes, which are shown at right. The vertical blue line to the right of each crystal shows a representative shape of the polymer when confined in the voids between colloids in each crystal.

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Nathan Mahynski et al

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