Evaporation of sessile droplets containing non-volatile solutes dispersed in a volatile solvent
leaves behind ring-like solid stains. As the volatile species evaporates, pinning of the …

Self-assembly of quasi-spherical colloidal particles in two-dimensional (2D) arrangements is
essential for a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to surface engineering, from …

Hydrogels such as poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate are a class of cross‐linked polymers that
have the ability to absorb water and change volume. Here, a humidity responsiveness of …

We have studied the complete two-dimensional phase diagram of a core–shell microgel-
laden fluid interface by synchronizing its compression with the deposition of the interfacial …

Controlling the microstructure of monolayers of microgels confined at a water/oil interface is
the key to their successful application as nanolithography masks after deposition on a solid …

The formation and properties of smart (stimuli-responsive) membranes are reviewed, with a
special focus on temperature and pH triggering of gating to water, ions, polymers …

In this work, hydroxybutyl starch prepared by acid, alkali, and acid-base synergistic
pretreatments from waxy corn starch exhibited great potential for preparing temperature …

Thermosensitive hydrogels with periodic dielectric structures displaying tunable structural
color by temperature stimuli have attracted much research interest recently. However …

Hydrogels are promising 3D materials that have demonstrated increasing applications in the
encapsulation and delivery of drugs and cells. Herein we report an injectable colloidal …

In this paper, a series of physical hydrogels with semi‐interpenetrating polymer network
(IPN) structures are first synthesized via micellar copolymerization. The semi‐IPN gels …