Self-assembly of colloidal metal–organic framework (MOF) particles

J Fonseca, L Meng, I Imaz, D Maspoch - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of colloidal particles into ordered superstructures enables the development of
novel advanced materials for diverse applications such as photonics, electronics, sensing …

Capillary forces generated by biomolecular condensates

B Gouveia, Y Kim, JW Shaevitz, S Petry, HA Stone… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation and related phase transitions have emerged as generic
mechanisms in living cells for the formation of membraneless compartments or biomolecular …

Artificial cells: past, present and future

W Jiang, Z Wu, Z Gao, M Wan, M Zhou, C Mao… - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Artificial cells are constructed to imitate natural cells and allow researchers to explore
biological process and the origin of life. The construction methods for artificial cells, through …

Pickering emulsions: Versatility of colloidal particles and recent applications

H Jiang, Y Sheng, T Ngai - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The versatility of colloidal particles endows the particle stabilized or Pickering emulsions
with unique features and can potentially enable the fabrication of a wide variety of derived …

Emerging droplet microfluidics

L Shang, Y Cheng, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Droplet microfluidics generates and manipulates discrete droplets through immiscible
multiphase flows inside microchannels. Due to its remarkable advantages, droplet …

Self-assembly of colloidal nanocrystals: from intricate structures to functional materials

MA Boles, M Engel, DV Talapin - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

Microfluidics for drug development: from synthesis to evaluation

Y Liu, L Sun, H Zhang, L Shang, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Drug development is a long process whose main content includes drug synthesis, drug
delivery, and drug evaluation. Compared with conventional drug development procedures …

The entropy-controlled strategy in self-assembling systems

X Zhang, X Dai, L Gao, D Xu, H Wan, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of various building blocks has been considered as a powerful approach to
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …

Complex hollow nanostructures: synthesis and energy‐related applications

L Yu, H Hu, HB Wu, XW Lou - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hollow nanostructures offer promising potential for advanced energy storage and
conversion applications. In the past decade, considerable research efforts have been …

Recent studies of Pickering emulsions: particles make the difference

J Wu, GH Ma - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, emulsions stabilized by micro‐or nanoparticles (known as Pickering
emulsions) have attracted much attention. Micro‐or nanoparticles, as the main components …