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Polymer and colloid physics research, explained
2 open-access polymer and colloid physics studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- How does a swollen microgel collapse into a dense particle?
Soft polymer microgels shrink in two stages: first a very fast collapse into a hollow shell, then a slower rearrangement into a solid, uniform sphere.
- What sets the handedness of liquid crystals made of DNA origami?
The twist direction of liquid-crystal phases formed by DNA origami rods is set by their thermal wiggling into gentle helices, not by the twist of their rigid ground-state shape.