Polymer precipitation under turbulent flow is used for the high-throughput synthesis of soft microparticles with fractal coronas that display significant adhesive properties.
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Hueckel, T., Sacanna, S. Some stirring required. Nat. Mater. 18, 1270–1271 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-019-0541-y
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