Methods for depositing thin films are important in generating functional materials for diverse
applications in a wide variety of fields. Over the last half-century, the layer-by-layer assembly …

Liquid–fluid interfaces provide a platform both for structuring liquids into complex shapes
and assembling dimensionally confined, functional nanomaterials. Historically, attention in …

Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) in biology is a recently appreciated means of
intracellular compartmentalization. Because the mechanisms driving phase separations are …

Liquids lack the spatial order required for advanced functionality. Interfacial assemblies of
colloids, however, can be used to shape liquids into complex, 3D objects, simultaneously …

Conspectus Microencapsulation is a fundamental concept behind a wide range of daily
applications ranging from paints, adhesives, and pesticides to targeted drug delivery …

The use of templates in materials chemistry is a well-established approach for producing
membrane-bounded hollow spheres used for microencapsulation applications, but also in …

This chapter reviews the theoretical and experimental description of complexes and
complex‐based hybrid self‐assemblies composed of flexible polyelectrolytes, with a special …

We report a microfluidic approach for one‐step fabrication of polyelectrolyte microcapsules
in aqueous conditions. Using two immiscible aqueous polymer solutions, we generate …

Chitosan-based biomaterials has shown great advantages in a broad range of applications,
including drug delivery, clinical diagnosis, cell culture and tissue engineering. However, due …

Nanoparticle surfactants (NPSs) assembled at the oil–water interface can significantly lower
the interfacial tension and be used to structure liquids. However, to realize the three …