Penn team uses self-assembly to make molecule-sized particles with patches of charge
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 16:14
in Physics & Chemistry
PHILADELPHIA ?- Physicists, chemists and engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a novel method for the controlled formation of patchy particles, using charged, self-assembling molecules that may one day serve as drug-delivery vehicles to combat disease and perhaps be used in small batteries that store and release charge.