Advanced Materials, Vol.13, No.4, 267-267, 2001
Self-assembly of monodispersed spherical colloids into complex aggregates with well-defined sizes, shapes, and structures
The self-assembly of polystyrene beads into a variety of polygonal and polyhedral clusters is reported. The Figure shows a schematic illustration of the procedure used to form these well-defined clusters under physical confinement. These aggregates will be useful as new types of building blocks in hierarchical self-assembly to generate mesostructured, 3D systems of high complexity.