Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

[HTML][HTML] Pickering emulsions stabilized by colloidal surfactants: Role of solid particles

Z Sun, X Yan, Y **ao, L Hu, M Eggersdorfer, D Chen… - Particuology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Pickering emulsions are emulsions stabilized by colloidal surfactants, ie solid particles.
Compared with traditional molecular surfactant-stabilized emulsions, Pickering emulsions …

Janus nanoparticles: From fabrication to (bio) applications

X Zhang, Q Fu, H Duan, J Song, H Yang - ACS nano, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant
composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest …

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 …

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 …

Synthesis, properties and applications of Janus nanoparticles

M Lattuada, TA Hatton - Nano Today, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Research on Janus nanoparticles has been thriving over the past few years, focusing both
on novel preparation strategies and on investigations of their unique properties. In this paper …

Hydrophilic/oleophilic magnetic Janus particles for the rapid and efficient oil–water separation

Y Song, J Zhou, JB Fan, W Zhai… - Advanced functional …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The separation of microsized oil droplets from water is strongly required by the
environmental protection and petroleum industry. However, the separation of microsized oil …

Polymer brushes here, there, and everywhere: Recent advances in their practical applications and emerging opportunities in multiple research fields

O Azzaroni - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bottom‐up surface processing with well‐defined polymeric structures becomes increasingly
important in many current technologies. Polymer brushes, that is, assemblies of …

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 …

Highly Ordered Nanoassemblies of Janus Spherocylindrical Nanoparticles Adhering to Lipid Vesicles

A Sharma, Y Zhu, EJ Spangler, TB Hoang, M Laradji - ACS nano, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
In recent years, there has been a heightened interest in the self-assembly of nanoparticles
(NPs) that is mediated by their adsorption onto lipid membranes. The interplay between the …