title: Well-defined nanofibers with tunable morphology from spherical colloidal building blocks.
abstract: From particles to fibers: Nanofibers with different morphologies and periodicities can be fabricated by supraparticular assembly of magnetic spherical nanoparticles. A linear sintering process is used to merge the assembled colloids together. The structure of the obtained fibers is controlled by the process parameters and the morphology of the spherical colloidal building blocks.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany); Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, 55128 Mainz (Germany). bannwart@mpip-mainz.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Markus B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bannwarth
authors.forename: Samuel W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kazer
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glasser
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crespy
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Landfester
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids
keywords: hybrid materials; nanofibers; nanorods; self-assembly; superparamagnetism