Design, characterization and applications of nanocolloidal hydrogels

SM Morozova, A Gevorkian… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanocolloidal gels (NCGs) are an emerging class of soft matter, in which nanoparticles act
as building blocks of the colloidal network. Chemical or physical crosslinking enables NCG …

Printable structural colors and their emerging applications

G Li, M Leng, S Wang, Y Ke, W Luo, H Ma, J Guan… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Structural colors originate from the physical interaction between light and specific micro-or
nanostructured matters. They have gained significant scientific and industrial interest due to …

Self-powered and self-sensing devices based on human motion

Z Lai, J Xu, CR Bowen, S Zhou - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The emergence of human-motion-based energy harvesters is a reflection of the need to
develop future energy supplies for small-scale human-motion-based self-powered and self …

Encoded structural color microneedle patches for multiple screening of wound small molecules

M Lu, X Zhang, D Xu, N Li, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Detection of biomarkers associated with wound conditions provides in‐depth healthcare
information and benefits wound healing treatment. The current aim of wound detection is to …

Polymerizable deep eutectic solvent‐based skin‐like elastomers with dynamic schemochrome and self‐healing ability

X Li, J Liu, Q Guo, X Zhang, M Tian - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Animal skin is a huge source of inspiration when it comes to multifunctional sensing
materials. Bioinspired sensors integrated with the intriguing performance of skin‐like steady …

Direct writing of customized structural-color graphics with colloidal photonic inks

JB Kim, C Chae, SH Han, SY Lee, SH Kim - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Colloidal crystals and glasses have been designed to develop structural colors that are
tunable, iridescent, nonfading, and nontoxic. However, the low printability and poor printing …

Artificial phototropism for omnidirectional tracking and harvesting of light

X Qian, Y Zhao, Y Alsaid, X Wang, M Hua… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Many living organisms track light sources and halt their movement when alignment is
achieved. This phenomenon, known as phototropism, occurs, for example, when plants self …

Cholesteric cellulose liquid crystals with multifunctional structural colors

Z Zhang, Z Chen, Y Wang, Y Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Structural coloration is an intriguing phenomenon that exists widely in living creatures. A
genuine bionic design of artificial structural colors requires accommodating of molecular …

Recent progress in responsive structural color

X Hou, F Li, Y Song, M Li - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Structural color has been regarded as an ideal alternative to pigments because of the
advantages of environmental friendliness, resistance to fading, and dynamic regulation …

Advanced cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) aerogels: Bottom-up assembly perspective for production of adsorbents

AA Moud - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
The most common and abundant polymer in nature is the linear polysaccharide cellulose,
but processing it requires a new approach since cellulose degrades before melting and …