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Colloidal self-assembly

Reversible actuation

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Janus ellipsoids self-assemble into self-limiting fibres that can be reversibly actuated by applying an electric field.

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Figure 1: Reversible extension of colloidal fibres.

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  1. Eric M. Furst is in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Allan P. Colburn Laboratory, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19123, USA,

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Furst, E. Reversible actuation. Nature Mater 14, 19–20 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4180

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