Fig. 4. The time scale of ligand-mediated reconfiguring of jammed, solid-like colloidal NCPS assemblies into a liquid-like state at a liquid-liquid interface depends on ligand concentration.

(A) Snapshots of each droplet’s morphology upon NCPS formation at the liquid-liquid interface. (B) Snapshots of each droplet’s morphology after the initial film compression and after the reconfiguring film of NCPSs had reached steady state. (C) Schematic representations of the influence of ligand concentration on interface activity and binding ability of colloidal naked NCs at low (I), moderate (II), and high (III) ligand concentrations.