Alberto Fernandez-Nieves in Lab (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves in Lab

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Researchers now believe they understand why oversized microgel particles spontaneously shrink to allow formation of colloidal crystals in assemblies of smaller microparticles. Shown in a laboratory used to study the particles is Georgia Tech Associate Professor Alberto Fernandez-Nieves.

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Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech

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