The development of novel polymer membranes is a fascinating and challenging field in
materials science and technology, as both the chemical composition and the processing …

Self-assembly of soft materials is broadly considered an attractive means of generating
nanoscale structures and patterns over large areas. However, the spontaneous formation of …

Aqueous zinc batteries (ZBs) attract increasing attention for potential applications in modern
wearable and implantable devices due to their safety and stability. However, challenges …

Engineered asymmetric membranes for intelligent molecular and ionic transport control at
the nanoscale have gained significant attention and offer prospects for broad application in …

Porous carbon materials are of interest in many applications because of their high surface
area and physicochemical properties. Conventional syntheses can only produce randomly …

Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers into well-ordered structures has attracted
significant interest over the past decade. An especially attractive application of block …

The nanometer-scale architectures in thin films of self-assembling block copolymers have
inspired a variety of new applications. For example, the uniformly sized and shaped …

The industrial gas hydrogen has showcased its utility in a variety of processes, including
those in the steel and petrochemical industries. However, synthetically produced hydrogen …

Recent innovations in the area of micro-and nanofabrication have created a unique
opportunity for patterning surfaces with features with lateral dimensions spanning over the …

Block copolymers constitute a fascinating set of self-assembled materials exhibiting
compositional heterogeneities on the nanometer length scale. While traditionally employed …