Liquid‐crystalline polymer particles prepared by classical polymerization techniques are
receiving increased attention as promising candidates for use in a variety of applications …

Iron oxide nanoparticles are suitable for biomedical applications owing to their ability to
anchor to various active agents and drugs, unique magnetic properties, nontoxicity, and …

Traditional chemical reactors, such as batch reactors, continuous reactors, and semi‐batch
reactors, have been extensively studied and frequently act as central components of modern …

Grafted polymer brushes form the basis of a versatile class of surfaces with properties that
can be tailored via choice of the chemical functional groups or architecture of the grafted …

By inducing phase separation in lipid monolayers on liquid crystal (LC) shells—thin hollow
spheres of LC with water inside and outside—we reveal a rich set of coupled two-and three …

The multifunctional responsive interfaces of liquid crystal (LC) and water are employed in
fundamental research (colloidal assembly) and promising applications (sensing, release …

Polymer‐network liquid crystal (PNLC) possesses both advantages of low‐molecular‐
weight liquid crystal (LMWLC) and liquid crystal (LC) polymer. Herein, a two‐stage …

We measure and model monolayers of concentrated diffusing colloidal probes interacting
with polymerized liquid crystal (PLC) planar surfaces. At topological defects in local nematic …

Formation and positioning of the topological defects within liquid crystalline (LC) medium
confined into microwells were shown to critically effect the shapes and symmetry of the …

Mucus linings and immune system protein coronas limit entry, targeting, and bioavailability
of therapeutics. A common strategy to circumvent these barriers is to sterically stabilize …