Bioinspired photonic pigments from colloidal self‐assembly
The natural world is a colorful environment. Stunning displays of coloration have evolved
throughout nature to optimize camouflage, warning, and communication. The resulting …
throughout nature to optimize camouflage, warning, and communication. The resulting …
A colloidoscope of colloid-based porous materials and their uses
Nature evolved a variety of hierarchical structures that produce sophisticated functions.
Inspired by these natural materials, colloidal self-assembly provides a convenient way to …
Inspired by these natural materials, colloidal self-assembly provides a convenient way to …
Photonic hydrogel sensors
Analyte-sensitive hydrogels that incorporate optical structures have emerged as sensing
platforms for point-of-care diagnostics. The optical properties of the hydrogel sensors can be …
platforms for point-of-care diagnostics. The optical properties of the hydrogel sensors can be …
Self-assembly of colloidal particles into amorphous photonic crystals
Colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) have been extensively investigated since they can be
prepared in an efficient and low-cost way. Different from the conventional PCs with highly …
prepared in an efficient and low-cost way. Different from the conventional PCs with highly …
Microfluidic production of multiple emulsions and functional microcapsules
Recent advances in microfluidics have enabled the controlled production of multiple-
emulsion drops with onion-like topology. The multiple-emulsion drops possess an intrinsic …
emulsion drops with onion-like topology. The multiple-emulsion drops possess an intrinsic …
Designing photonic microparticles with droplet microfluidics
Photonic materials with a periodic change of refractive index show unique optical properties
through wavelength-selective diffraction and modulation of the optical density of state, which …
through wavelength-selective diffraction and modulation of the optical density of state, which …
Co‐Assembly of Colloids and Eumelanin Nanoparticles in Droplets for Structural Pigments with High Saturation
Colloidal crystals have been used to develop structural colors. However, incoherent
scattering causes the colors to turn whitish, reducing the color saturation. To overcome the …
scattering causes the colors to turn whitish, reducing the color saturation. To overcome the …
Portable label-free inverse opal photonic hydrogel particles serve as facile pesticides colorimetric monitoring
Long-range ordered macroporous inverse opal hydrogel particles with methanephosphonic
acid (MPA) imprinted sites have been designed and prepared through a sacrificial template …
acid (MPA) imprinted sites have been designed and prepared through a sacrificial template …
Optical characterization of the photonic ball as a structurally colored pigment
A photonic ball is a spherical colloidal crystal. Because it can exhibit vivid structural colors,
many attempts have been made to apply it as a structurally colored pigment. However, the …
many attempts have been made to apply it as a structurally colored pigment. However, the …
Colloidal assembly in droplets: structures and optical properties
Colloidal assembly in emulsion drops provides fundamental tools for studying optimum
particle arrangement under spherical confinement and practical means for producing …
particle arrangement under spherical confinement and practical means for producing …