(583a) Invited: Packing and Assembly of Particles: Nanowires and Beyond
AIChE Annual Meeting
2014
2014 AIChE Annual Meeting
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum
Nanowires: Processing and Applications
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 3:15pm to 3:45pm
Particle shape affects their packing and assembly into larger scale structures. Recent breakthroughs in the modeling, simulation and theory of patchy particles - including both entropic and enthalpic patchiness - allows for the a priori design and synthesis of particles optimized for target geometries, including those with highly anisotropic, chiral, or hierarchical features. We discuss recent progress, new understanding, and future trends.