A comprehensive review on polymer single crystals—From fundamental concepts to applications

S Agbolaghi, S Abbaspoor, F Abbasi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer single crystals and correlated crystalline structures are reviewed by emphasizing
the last 10–20 years of research on fundamental concepts, single crystal engineering, and …

Directed nanoparticle assembly through polymer crystallization

S Mei, M Staub, CY Li - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles can be assembled into complex structures and architectures by using a
variety of methods. In this review, we discuss recent progress of using polymer crystallization …

Towards controlled polymer brushes via a self-assembly-assisted-grafting-to approach

T Zhou, H Qi, L Han, D Barbash, CY Li - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Precise synthesis of polymer brushes to modify the surface of nanoparticles and
nanodevices for targeted applications has been one of the major focuses in the community …

Precisely Assembled Cyclic Gold Nanoparticle Frames by 2D Polymer Single‐Crystal Templating

S Mei, H Qi, T Zhou, CY Li - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, extensive studies have been devoted to assembling nanoparticles (NPs)
into various ordered structures to achieve novel optical properties. However, it still remains a …

Janus polymer single crystal nanosheet via evaporative crystallization

H Qi, W Wang, CY Li - ACS macro letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
We show that liquid/liquid interface can guide polymer chain folding during crystallization.
Evaporation-induced crystallization of telechelic dicarboxyl end-functionalized poly (ε …

“Flash” preparation of strongly coupled metal nanoparticle clusters with sub-nm gaps by Ag+ soldering: toward effective plasmonic tuning of solution-assembled …

M Liu, L Fang, Y Li, M Gong, A Xu, Z Deng - Chemical Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metal nanoparticle oligomers are important in applications including plasmonics,
catalysis, and molecular sensing. These nanostructural units featuring abundant inter …

Polymer platforms for micro-and nanomotor fabrication

S Hermanová, M Pumera - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial, self-propelled micro-and nanomotors are small devices capable of autonomous
movement, which are a powerful scientific innovation for solving various medical and …

Micromotors as “motherships”: a concept for the transport, delivery, and enzymatic release of molecular cargo via nanoparticles

T Kroupa, S Hermanová, CC Mayorga-Martinez… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nano/micromotors based on biodegradable and biocompatible polymers represent a
progressively developing group of self-propelled artificial devices capable of delivering …

Polymer crystallization at liquid‐liquid interface

MC Staub, CY Li - Polymer Crystallization, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the research activities in the field of polymer crystallization have been focused on
bulk, solution, or thin films. Liquid/liquid (L/L) interface provides another insightful platform to …

Towards shape-translational symmetry incommensurate polymer crystals

MC Staub, CY Li - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most interesting characteristics of crystals is their profound morphology.
Polyhedron or polygon shapes are often observed in single crystals. The hierarchical …