Alexandra BaylesChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of DelewareNewark, Delaware Advective processing strategies for architecting functional soft materials Natural and engineered soft materials often derive their functionality from the hierarchical arrangement of chemically distinct building blocks. Self- and directed-assembly strategies that organize nano- and microscale elements into mesoscopic architectures have transformed our ability to realize materials with...

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