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Bonding Assembled Colloids without Loss of Colloidal Stability
Author(s) -
Vutukuri Hanumantha Rao,
Stiefelhagen Johan,
Vissers Teun,
Imhof Arnout,
van Blaaderen Alfons
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201104010
Subject(s) - colloid , materials science , annealing (glass) , self assembly , nanotechnology , thermal stability , network structure , chemical engineering , composite material , machine learning , computer science , engineering
A facile method is demonstrated for bonding assembled colloids without loss of colloidal stability by thermal annealing. Examples include both close‐packed and non‐close‐packed structures. The confocal microscopy image shows a cross‐section of a 3D labyrinthine structure after it was made permanent. The 3D network is completely preserved after the annealing step.