Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …

Raspberry-like polymer composite particles, which refer to the particles consisting of smaller
corona particles attached to the surface of larger core particles with the core and/or the …

As one of the essential components for electronic and optical devices, coating materials
have been researched for many years due to the unique mechanical and optical properties …

The environmentally-friendly synthesis of epoxy-functional spherical nanoparticles has been
achieved using polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) in aqueous solution. Firstly, a …

Low durability is a potential Achilles heel for superhydrophobic coatings, which greatly
prevents applications of superhydrophobic materials for various daily living activities. In this …

In this work, we present one-step dip-coating strategy for fabricating robust, self-healing and
superhydrophobic coatings using a coating solution that contains a novel branched thiol …

Control of the shape and uniformity of colloid particles is essential for realizing their
functionality in various applications. Herein, we report a facile approach for the synthesis of …

Self-stabilized precipitation (2SP) polymerization enables the facile synthesis of uniform
polymer spheres with sizes ranging from 100 nm to 3 μm, without the need for stabilizers or …

A unique phenomenon a single hole appeared gradually on the surface of the seed
particles and grew with the proceeding of swelling has been observed during swelling poly …

Keto-hydrazide cross-linking chemistry between diacetone acrylamide (DAAM) and adipic
acid dihydrazide (ADH) has been widely applied in conventional emulsion polymerization to …