Polymer-guided assembly of inorganic nanoparticles

C Yi, Y Yang, B Liu, J He, Z Nie - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Brush-modified materials: Control of molecular architecture, assembly behavior, properties and applications

J Yan, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent progress in surface-initiated polymerization enables the deliberate polymer
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …

General synthesis of ultrafine monodispersed hybrid nanoparticles from highly stable monomicelles

Z Zhao, X Wang, X Jing, Y Zhao, K Lan… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrafine nanoparticles with organic–inorganic hybridization have essential roles in myriad
applications. Over the past three decades, although various efforts on the formation of …

Macroscale superlubricity induced by film-forming polymer brush-grafted colloidal additives

A Beheshti, Y Huang, I Blakey, JR Stokes - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Modifying surfaces with concentrated polymer brushes (CPBs) is an effective
way to reduce friction of tribo-pairs lubricated with liquids. We investigate the hypothesis that …

Control of Phase Morphology of Binary Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Blend Films via Direct Immersion Annealing

W Wu, M Singh, A Masud, X Wang, A Nallapaneni… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
While the phase separation of binary mixtures of chemically different polymer-grafted
nanoparticles (PGNPs) is observed to superficially resemble conventional polymer blends …

Structure–property relationships of polymer-grafted nanospheres for designing advanced nanocomposites

WR Lenart, MJA Hore - Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer-grafted nanoparticles are an important component of many classes of polymer
nanocomposites. Here, we review the structure of polymer brushes on spherical …

Spontaneous Atomic Sites Formation in Wurtzite CoO Nanorods for Robust CO2 Photoreduction

J Wei, FL Meng, T Li, T Zhang, S Xi… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Controlled incorporation of single atoms in a suitable host matrix can result in a radical
transformation in catalytic properties. However, finding a straightforward synthetic strategy …

Superhydrophobic/superoleophilic cotton for efficient oil–water separation based on the combined octadecanoyl chain bonding and polymer grafting via surface …

X Wang, P Yu, K Zhang, M Wu, Q Wu… - Acs Applied Polymer …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Article reports the facile fabrication of robust and durable superhydrophobic and
superoleophilic cotton for highly efficient oil–water separation based on the combination of …

Soft-Shear-Aligned Vertically Oriented Lamellar Block Copolymers for Template-Free Sub-10 nm Patterning and Hybrid Nanostructures

M Singh, A Agrawal, W Wu, A Masud… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The template-free unidirectional alignment of lamellar block copolymers (l-BCPs) for sub-10
nm high-resolution patterning and hybrid multicomponent nanostructures is important for …

Structure induced laminar vortices control anomalous dispersion in porous media

AD Bordoloi, D Scheidweiler, M Dentz… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural porous systems, such as soil, membranes, and biological tissues comprise
disordered structures characterized by dead-end pores connected to a network of …