| 초록 |
Protein self-assembly is a dynamical process that is heavily influenced by the shape and chemical heterogeneity (patchiness) of the protein surface. Colloidal particles have been used as model systems for studying the importance of form in self-assembly, and specially, dimpled colloidal lock-and-key interactions. The self-assembly of Janus colloids with one attracting patch and the remainder of the particle being repulsive is one of the simplest systems exhibiting complex morphologies due to chemical heterogeneity. A previous study presented a systematic experimental study on this. Unlike the MD simulation done in the paper, we simulated the patch by expressing the patch angle rather than simply expressing it as a ratio. This allows more specific simulations of Janus colloidal particles. Furthermore, improvements in synthesis techniques for producing patchy particles can be employed as building blocks for novel functional materials and in a variety of sectors, including selective molecular recognition, photonics applications, and so on. |
