Breaking translational symmetry via polymer chain overcrowding in molecular bottlebrush crystallization
One of the fundamental laws in crystallization is translational symmetry but breaking translational symmetry can be used as a general route towards the design of nanostructures. Here the authors show that overcrowding in molecular bottlebrush polymers allows for spontaneous formation of spherical ho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15477-5 |