self-assembling nanosheets

Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images of the new 2D nanosheet as a barrier coating that self-assembles on a variety of substrates, including a Teflon beaker and membrane, polyester film, thick and thin silicon films, and glass. The TEM experiments were conducted at UC Berkeley’s Electron Microscope Laboratory. (Credit: Emma Vargo et al./Berkeley Lab. Images courtesy of Nature.)
Heading for sustainable manufacturing by scaling up self-assembling nanosheets