Nanocolloidal gels (NCGs) are an emerging class of soft matter, in which nanoparticles act
as building blocks of the colloidal network. Chemical or physical crosslinking enables NCG …

Stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle (NP) aggregation plays an increasingly important role in
regulating NP assembly into microscopic superstructures, macroscopic 2D, and 3D …

Chronic diabetic wounds confront a significant medical challenge because of increasing
prevalence and difficult-healing circumstances. It is vital to develop multifunctional hydrogel …

Although tremendous advances have been made in preparing porous crystals from
molecular precursors,, there are no general ways of designing and making topologically …

Achieving long-term and stable gas manipulation in an aqueous environment is necessary
to improve multiphase systems relating to gas/liquid interaction. Inspired by the Pitcher plant …

Photodynamic therapy is promising for combating bacteria by reactive oxygen species.
However, the therapeutic efficiency of photodynamic antibacterial therapy (PDAT) is largely …

Nanoscale lattices formed through the art of controlled self-assembly hold a promise for the
creation of advanced materials with diverse applications. These versatile particles, boasting …

Manipulation of light has been proved to be a promising strategy to increase light harvesting
in solar-to-chemical energy conversion, especially in photocatalysis. Inverse opal (IO) …

Gold nanoparticle-loaded titania (Au/TiO2) inverse opals are highly ordered three-
dimensional photonic structures with enhanced photocatalytic properties. However, fine …

Conventional catalyst preparative methods commonly entail the impregnation, precipitation,
and/or immobilization of nanoparticles on their supports. While convenient, such methods do …