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Soft answers for hard problems

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Soft matter has the remarkable ability to respond to stimuli in a variety of ways. Not only does this enable its application to existing scientific problems, but it also allows previously unimagined technological directions to be explored.

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Figure 1: Selective assembly of particles on the top of polymer superlattices, where the surface of individual micropillars was coated with thermoresponsive polymer brushes.

 Shu Yang (Univ.Pennsylvania)

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  1. *Symposium A: Responsive Soft Matter — Chemistry and Physics for Assemblages, Films, and Forms Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 27 November to 1 December 2006.

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Mather, P. Soft answers for hard problems. Nature Mater 6, 93–94 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1834

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