Tannic acid: A crosslinker leading to versatile functional polymeric networks: A review

C Chen, H Yang, X Yang, Q Ma - RSC advances, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
With the thriving of mussel-inspired polyphenol chemistry as well as the demand for low-cost
analogues to polydopamine in adhesive design, tannic acid has gradually become a …

Colloidal self-assembly approaches to smart nanostructured materials

Z Li, Q Fan, Y Yin - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

Biocompatible zinc battery with programmable electro-cross-linked electrolyte

X **e, J Li, Z **ng, B Lu, S Liang… - National Science …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Aqueous zinc batteries (ZBs) attract increasing attention for potential applications in modern
wearable and implantable devices due to their safety and stability. However, challenges …

Mechanical metamaterials and their engineering applications

JU Surjadi, L Gao, H Du, X Li, X **ong… - Advanced …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, mechanical metamaterials have garnered increasing attention owing to
its novel design principles which combine the concept of hierarchical architecture with …

Advances in colloidal assembly: the design of structure and hierarchy in two and three dimensions

N Vogel, M Retsch, CA Fustin, A Del Campo… - Chemical …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
The colloidal domain is characterized by the dimensions of its constituents in the range from
several nanometers to micrometers. Often, these individual entities are organized in …

Modular assembly of superstructures from polyphenol-functionalized building blocks

J Guo, BL Tardy, AJ Christofferson, Y Dai… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
The organized assembly of particles into superstructures is typically governed by specific
molecular interactions or external directing factors associated with the particle building …

Fuel‐free synthetic micro‐/nanomachines

T Xu, W Gao, LP Xu, X Zhang, S Wang - Advanced Materials, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the swimming of natural microorganisms, synthetic micro‐/nanomachines, which
convert energy into movement, are able to mimic the function of these amazing natural …

Artificial opal photonic crystals and inverse opal structures–fundamentals and applications from optics to energy storage

E Armstrong, C O'Dwyer - Journal of materials chemistry C, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Photonic crystals (PhCs) influence the propagation of light by their periodic variation in
dielectric contrast or refractive index. This review outlines the attractive optical qualities …

Micro‐/nanostructured mechanical metamaterials

JH Lee, JP Singer, EL Thomas - Advanced materials, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical properties of materials have long been one of the most fundamental and studied
areas of materials science for a myriad of applications. Recently, mechanical metamaterials …

A review on fundamentals and applications of electrophoretic deposition (EPD)

L Besra, M Liu - Progress in materials science, 2007‏ - Elsevier
This review encompasses the fundamental aspects of electrophoretic deposition technique,
factors influencing the deposition process, kinetic aspects, types of EPD, the driving forces …