Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Self-assembly of colloidal particles into ordered superstructures enables the development of
novel advanced materials for diverse applications such as photonics, electronics, sensing …

The architecture of the colloidal photonic crystals (CPCs) is of paramount importance to their
functionality and applications. Nevertheless, the realization of CPCs with arbitrarily …

The present review sets out to discuss recent developments of the effects and mechanisms
of carrier properties on their circulation time. For most drugs, sufficient in vivo circulation time …

Responsive optical nanomaterials that can sense and translate various external stimuli into
optical signals, in the forms of observable changes in appearance and variations in spectral …

Magnetic carbon-based microwave absorption materials (MAMs) derived from metal-organic
frameworks (MOFs) have been regarded as promising candidates for addressing the …

Natural structural color materials, especially those that can undergo reversible changes, are
attracting increasing interest in a wide variety of research fields. Inspired by the natural …

Conspectus Colloidal photonic crystals (PhCs), periodically arranged monodisperse
nanoparticles, have emerged as one of the most promising materials for light manipulation …

Colloidal photonic crystal (PC) sensors have been well developed due to their unique
advantages in preparation and functionalization, and have been applied into diverse …

In order to critically discuss the potential of Pickering-type emulsions in food applications this
review provides the theoretical background of the stabilizing mechanisms, the resulting …