From dynamic self-assembly to networked chemical systems

BA Grzybowski, K Fitzner, J Paczesny… - Chemical Society …, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Although dynamic self-assembly, DySA, is a relatively new area of research, the past
decade has brought numerous demonstrations of how various types of components–on …

Self-assembly: from crystals to cells

BA Grzybowski, CE Wilmer, J Kim, KP Browne… - Soft Matter, 2009‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly (SA) is the process in which a system's components—be it molecules,
polymers, colloids, or macroscopic particles—organize into ordered and/or functional …

Maze solving by chemotactic droplets

I Lagzi, S Soh, PJ Wesson, KP Browne… - Journal of the …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
Droplets emitting surface-active chemicals exhibit chemotaxis toward low-pH regions. Such
droplets are self-propelled and navigate through a complex maze to seek a source of acid …

Self-assembly of noble metal nanocrystals: Fabrication, optical property, and application

J Gong, G Li, Z Tang - Nano Today, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Noble metal nanocrystals (NCs) have become one of the hottest fields in nanoscience due
to their unique/strong interactions with extra electromagnetic field, which are known as …

Active colloidal particles at fluid-fluid interfaces

W Fei, Y Gu, KJM Bishop - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This review explores the intersection between two important fields of colloid and interface
science–that of active colloidal particles and of (passive) particles at fluid-fluid interfaces …

Dynamics of chemotactic droplets in salt concentration gradients

J Cejkova, M Novak, F Stepanek, MM Hanczyc - Langmuir, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
The chemotactic movement of decanol droplets in aqueous solutions of sodium decanoate
in response to concentration gradients of NaCl has been investigated. Key parameters of the …

Spatial programming of self-organizing chemical systems using sustained physicochemical gradients from reaction, diffusion and hydrodynamics

ADC Nguindjel, PJ de Visser, M Winkens… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Living organisms employ chemical self-organization to build structures, and inspire new
strategies to design synthetic systems that spontaneously take a particular form, via a …

Active colloids on fluid interfaces

J Deng, M Molaei, NG Chisholm, T Yao, A Read… - Current Opinion in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
We review recent work on active colloids at interfaces, including self-propelled colloids that
move by generating a propulsive force, and driven colloids that move under external fields …

Evolution of Self‐Propelled Objects: From the Viewpoint of Nonlinear Science

NJ Suematsu, S Nakata - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
A variety of moving objects driven by chemical energy have been reported. In this
Minireview, we focus on self‐propelled objects driven by interfacial tension and explain …

Colloidal motors 101: a beginner's guide to colloidal motor research

X Chen, C Zhou, W Wang - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The research progress in colloidal motors, synthetic colloids that convert environmental
energy and swim in water, has attracted much attention in recent years. Yet, its rapid …