Janus particles: synthesis, self-assembly, physical properties, and applications

A Walther, AHE Muller - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Symmetric shapes and patterns are fascinating and preferred by humans as symmetric
stimuli of any kind are more easily processed by the visual systems than their asymmetric …

Electrospinning of polymer nanofibers for tissue regeneration

T Jiang, EJ Carbone, KWH Lo, CT Laurencin - Progress in polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Repair and regeneration of human tissues and organs using biomaterials, cells, and/or
growth factors is a great challenge for tissue engineers and surgeons. The convergence of …

Recent advances in scalable synthesis and performance of Janus polymer/inorganic nanocomposites

Y Liu, J Wang, Y Shao, R Deng, J Zhu… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Janus nanomaterials composed of two compartments with dissimilar compositions and/or
functionalities have garnered considerable interest over the past several decades owing to …

Electrohydrodynamic atomization: A two-decade effort to produce and process micro-/nanoparticulate materials

J Xie, J Jiang, P Davoodi, MP Srinivasan… - Chemical engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Electrohydrodynamic atomization (EHDA), also called electrospray technique, has been
studied for more than one century. However, since 1990s it has begun to be used to produce …

Synthesis, properties and applications of Janus nanoparticles

M Lattuada, TA Hatton - Nano Today, 2011 - Elsevier
Research on Janus nanoparticles has been thriving over the past few years, focusing both
on novel preparation strategies and on investigations of their unique properties. In this paper …

Porous polymer particles—A comprehensive guide to synthesis, characterization, functionalization and applications

MT Gokmen, FE Du Prez - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
This review is written to fulfill the need of a comprehensive guide for the manufacture of
porous polymer particles. The synthesis section discusses and for the first time compares …

Evanescent field trapping and propulsion of Janus particles along optical nanofibers

G Tkachenko, VG Truong, CL Esporlas… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Small composite objects, known as Janus particles, drive sustained scientific interest
primarily targeted at biomedical applications, where such objects act as micro-or nanoscale …

Hybrid Janus particles: Challenges and opportunities for the design of active functional interfaces and surfaces

A Kirillova, C Marschelke… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Janus particles are a unique class of multifunctional patchy particles combining two
dissimilar chemical or physical functionalities at their opposite sides. The asymmetry …

Structured micro/nano materials synthesized via electrospray: a review

T He, JV Jokerst - Biomaterials Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of synthetic methods for micro/nano materials with precisely controlled
structures, morphologies, and local compositions is of great importance for the advancement …

Janus particles for biological imaging and sensing

Y Yi, L Sanchez, Y Gao, Y Yu - Analyst, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Janus particles, named after the two-faced Roman god Janus, have different surface
makeups, structures or compartments on two sides. This review highlights recent advances …