Fig. 5: Control experiments of MSA with isomers when lacking of local capillary self-alignments. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Control experiments of MSA with isomers when lacking of local capillary self-alignments.

From: Self-sorting in macroscopic supramolecular self-assembly via additive effects of capillary and magnetic forces

Fig. 5

a Schematical illustration of AAB clusters formed by the weak secondary magnetic force (\({F}_{{mag}-N-2S}\)) besides the strong opposing magnetic force of \({F}_{{mag}-N-S}\) and the bottom is the simulated distribution of local magnetic field. Photographs of three ‘isomers’ of ABA when all side surfaces of the building blocks are b hydrophobic and d hydrophilic, leading to the corresponding ABA yield of c 40% and e 33%, respectively. Scale bars: 3 cm.

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