Over the last few decades there has been a huge interest in nanostructured functional
materials and assembly techniques for preparing functional molecular assemblies with …

Responsive polymer materials can adapt to surrounding environments, regulate transport of
ions and molecules, change wettability and adhesion of different species on external stimuli …

Stable dispersions of nanofibers are virtually unknown for synthetic polymers. They can
complement analogous dispersions of inorganic components, such as nanoparticles …

Nacre (mother-of-pearl), made of inorganic and organic constituents (95 vol% aragonite
calcium carbonate (CaCO3) platelets and 5 vol% elastic biopolymers), possesses a unique …

Highly ordered, homogeneous polymer nanocomposites of layered graphene oxide are
prepared using a vacuum‐assisted self‐assembly (VASA) technique. In VASA, all …

The design of advanced functional materials with nanometer‐and micrometer‐scale control
over their properties is of considerable interest for both fundamental and applied studies …

In the past two decades, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly has been proven to be a convenient
and versatile method to fabricate functional films. However, using traditional dip** LbL …

As flammable polymeric materials become more ubiquitous in consumer goods, home
furnishings, and transportation, there is a growing need for safe and effective flame retardant …

Cotton fabric was treated with flame-retardant coatings composed of branched
polyethylenimine (BPEI) and sodium montmorillonite (MMT) clay, prepared via layer-by …

Although remarkable success has been achieved to mimic the mechanically excellent
structure of nacre in laboratory-scale models, it remains difficult to foresee mainstream …