“…1,2,9,10,11,12,13 One dimensional systems typically require templates, thus bulk methods, such as droplet evaporation, are not possible. Recent studies of quasi-1D nanoparticle structures within cylindrical templates 4,5,14,15,16,17,18 primarily probed the end product and did not explicitly measure the evolution of the self-assembly process. In order to investigate the self assembly process itself within confined geometries, it is necessary to perform in-situ experiments with precise control of the solvent amount, analogous to controlled evaporation of macroscopic droplets of nanoparticles on flat surfaces.…”