Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Self-assembly of quasi-spherical colloidal particles in two-dimensional (2D) arrangements is
essential for a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to surface engineering, from …

Crystal phase, an intrinsic characteristic of crystalline materials, is one of the key parameters
to determine their physicochemical properties. Recently, great progress has been made in …

Flexible structural design and accurate controlled fabrication with structural tunability
according to need for binary or multicomponent colloidal crystals have been expected …

Two distinct types of colloidal particle aggregated states exist in opal, namely, the colloidal
crystal and the colloidal amorphous array. Today, these aggregates can be artificially …

This review concerns the recently emerged class of composite colloidal photonic crystals
(PCs), in which gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are included in the photonic structure. The use …

Abstract Random Sequential Adsorption (RSA) is one of the most efficient theoretical models
used to investigate adsorption of macromolecules and particles, with a long-standing …

Control over biointerfacial interactions in vitro and in vivo is the key to many biomedical
applications: from cell culture and diagnostic tools to drug delivery, biomaterials and …

We present an innovative apparatus allowing self-assembly at air/water interface in a
smooth and reproducible way. The combination of water discharge and surface confinement …

Evaporation is ubiquitous in nature. This process influences the climate, the formation of
clouds, transpiration in plants, the survival of arctic organisms, the efficiency of car engines …