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ArticleNature communications2021

Static-state particle fabrication via rapid vitrification of a thixotropic medium.

Sang Yup Kim, Shanliangzi Liu, Sungwoo Sohn, Jane Jacobs, Mark D Shattuck, Corey S O'Hern, Jan Schroers, Michael Loewenberg, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Sang Yup KimDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8077-3657
Shanliangzi LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Sungwoo SohnDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jane JacobsDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Mark D ShattuckDepartment of Physics, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8473-2505
Corey S O'HernDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8272-5640
Jan SchroersDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-6782
Michael LoewenbergDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Rebecca Kramer-BottiglioDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. rebecca.kramer@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2324-8124

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) 1454284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional particles that respond to external stimuli are spurring technological evolution across various disciplines. While large-scale production of functional particles is needed for their use in real-life applications, precise control over particle shapes and directional properties has remained elusive for high-throughput processes. We developed a high-throughput emulsion-based process that exploits rapid vitrification of a thixotropic medium to manufacture diverse functional particles in large quantities. The vitrified medium renders stationary emulsion droplets that preserve their shape and size during solidification, and energetic fields can be applied to build programmed anisotropy into the particles. We showcase mass-production of several functional particles, including low-melting point metallic particles, self-propelling Janus particles, and unidirectionally-magnetized robotic particles, via this static-state particle fabrication process.

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