Synthesis of tetrahedral patchy nanoparticles with controlled patch size
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Silica nanoparticles with four circular surfacepatches made of polystyrene (PS) and arranged in atetrahedral symmetry are synthesized through the multi-step growth of the silica core of silica/PS tetrapods.Transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersiveX-ray analysis studies indicate that, as the silica coreregrows, its surface conforms to the shape of the poly-styrene nodules, allowing good control of the size of theemerged fraction of these. Patches with an angular widthas small as 49° were achieved, which is a prerequisite fortheir assembly in the form of a diamond crystal phase
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- Journal of Nanoparticle Research
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- Springer Science+Business Media
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- Germany
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