title: Evaporative self-assembly of single-chain, polymeric nanoparticles.
abstract: Evaporative self-assembly of dilute solutions containing single-chain polymeric nanoparticles results in characteristic morphologies imaged using atomic force microscopy. Quantitative comparison of experimental data to morphologies obtained by lattice-gas simulations shows that the nonequilibrium patterns emerge from a complex interplay between dewetting, solvent evaporation and nanoparticle diffusion.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hendrik W H
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: van Roekel
authors.forename: Patrick J M
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stals
authors.forename: Martijn A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gillissen
authors.forename: Peter A J
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hilbers
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Markvoort
authors.forename: Tom F A
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: de Greef
mesh_terms: D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers