From colloidal particles to photonic crystals: advances in self-assembly and their emerging applications

Z Cai, Z Li, S Ravaine, M He, Y Song, Y Yin… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Polymer-based responsive structural color materials

H Wang, H Zhang, Z Chen, Y Zhao, Z Gu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer-based responsive structural color materials are polymers with ordered
microstructures that can change colors. They offer unique advantages and present a novel …

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 …

Microfluidic fabrication of microparticles for biomedical applications

W Li, L Zhang, X Ge, B Xu, W Zhang, L Qu… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics offers exquisite control over the flows of multiple fluids in microscale,
enabling fabrication of advanced microparticles with precisely tunable structures and …

Spherical colloidal photonic crystals

Y Zhao, L Shang, Y Cheng, Z Gu - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Colloidal photonic crystals (PhCs), periodically arranged monodisperse
nanoparticles, have emerged as one of the most promising materials for light manipulation …

Organ‐on‐a‐Chip Systems: microengineering to biomimic living systems

F Zheng, F Fu, Y Cheng, C Wang, Y Zhao, Z Gu - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
“Organ‐on‐a‐chip” systems integrate microengineering, microfluidic technologies, and
biomimetic principles to create key aspects of living organs faithfully, including critical …

Flexible ferrofluids: Design and applications

X Zhang, L Sun, Y Yu, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ferrofluids, also known as ferromagnetic particle suspensions, are materials with an
excellent magnetic response, which have attracted increasing interest in both industrial …

Microfluidic generation of nanomaterials for biomedical applications

X Zhao, F Bian, L Sun, L Cai, L Li, Y Zhao - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As nanomaterials (NMs) possess attractive physicochemical properties that are strongly
related to their specific sizes and morphologies, they are becoming one of the most …

Microfluidic synthesis of barcode particles for multiplex assays

Y Zhao, Y Cheng, L Shang, J Wang, Z Xie, Z Gu - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing use of high‐throughput assays in biomedical applications, including drug
discovery and clinical diagnostics, demands effective strategies for multiplexing. One …

Preparation and application of hemostatic hydrogels

M Zhou, X Lin, L Wang, C Yang, Y Yu, Q Zhang - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hemorrhage remains a critical challenge in various medical settings, necessitating the
development of advanced hemostatic materials. Hemostatic hydrogels have emerged as …