For several decades, high-density, end-tethered polymers, forming so-called polymer
brushes, have inspired scientists to understand their properties and to translate them to …

Since the second industrial revolution, the use of fossil fuels has been powering the
advance of human society. However, the surge in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has …

Mixed matrix materials (MMMs) containing nanofillers dispersed in continuous polymer
matrices have emerged as an exciting and versatile platform to develop membranes with …

Thin-film composite membranes are a leading technology for post-combustion carbon
capture, and the key challenge is to fabricate defect-free selective nanofilms as thin as …

Nanoporous silica membranes exhibit excellent H2/CO2 separation properties for
sustainable H2 production and CO2 capture but are prepared via complicated thermal …

Densely grafted polymer/inorganic nanoparticle hybrids were synthesized via a surface-
initiated activator regenerated by electron transfer (SI-ARGET) atom transfer radical …

Two different classes of hairy self-suspended nanoparticles in the melt state, polymer-
grafted nanoparticles (GNPs) and star polymers, are shown to display universal dynamic …

Soft materials are usually defined as materials made of mesoscopic entities, often self-
organised, sensitive to thermal fluctuations and to weak perturbations. Archetypal examples …

Facilitated transport mixed matrix membranes (FTMMMs) separation technology has shown
advantages in improving CO 2 recycling efficiency and reducing the environmental impacts …

We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as
building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for …