Janus particles: synthesis, self-assembly, physical properties, and applications

A Walther, AHE Muller - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Symmetric shapes and patterns are fascinating and preferred by humans as symmetric
stimuli of any kind are more easily processed by the visual systems than their asymmetric …

Recent advances in scalable synthesis and performance of Janus polymer/inorganic nanocomposites

Y Liu, J Wang, Y Shao, R Deng, J Zhu… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Janus nanomaterials composed of two compartments with dissimilar compositions and/or
functionalities have garnered considerable interest over the past several decades owing to …

Fabrication, properties and applications of Janus particles

J Hu, S Zhou, Y Sun, X Fang, L Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the concept of Janus particles was raised in the early 1990s, the related research
has not attracted considerable interest until recently due to the special properties and …

Colloidal assembly: the road from particles to colloidal molecules and crystals

F Li, DP Josephson, A Stein - … Chemie International Edition, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal particles may be considered as building blocks for materials, just like atoms are the
bricks of molecules, macromolecules, and crystals. Periodic arrays of colloids (colloidal …

Porous polymer particles—A comprehensive guide to synthesis, characterization, functionalization and applications

MT Gokmen, FE Du Prez - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
This review is written to fulfill the need of a comprehensive guide for the manufacture of
porous polymer particles. The synthesis section discusses and for the first time compares …

Two-dimensionally patterned nanostructures based on monolayer colloidal crystals: Controllable fabrication, assembly, and applications

X Ye, L Qi - Nano Today, 2011 - Elsevier
Colloidal lithography based on monolayer colloidal crystals (MCCs) is a facile, inexpensive,
efficient, and flexible nanofabrication approaches towards a wide variety of two …

Hybrid Janus particles: Challenges and opportunities for the design of active functional interfaces and surfaces

A Kirillova, C Marschelke… - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Janus particles are a unique class of multifunctional patchy particles combining two
dissimilar chemical or physical functionalities at their opposite sides. The asymmetry …

Multifunctional janus hematite–silica nanoparticles: mimicking peroxidase-like activity and sensitive colorimetric detection of glucose

C Lu, X Liu, Y Li, F Yu, L Tang, Y Hu… - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The design and engineering of multifunctional nanostructures with multiple components and
synergistic properties are in urgent demand for variety of acceptable biosensing platforms …

Facile, solution-based synthesis of soft, nanoscale Janus particles with tunable Janus balance

AH Gröschel, A Walther, TI Löbling… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We present a novel, versatile, and simple solution-based routine to produce soft, nanosized
Janus particles with tunable structural and physical properties at high volume yield. This …

Recent advances with anisotropic particles

KJ Lee, J Yoon, J Lahann - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Colloidal micro-and nanoparticles with controlled internal architectures have attracted recent
interest because of their promising properties for drug delivery, molecular imaging and self …