Nanoparticle assembly at liquid–liquid interfaces: From the nanoscale to mesoscale

S Shi, TP Russell - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few decades, novel syntheses of a wide range of nanoparticles (NPs) with well‐
defined chemical composition and structure have opened tremendous opportunities in areas …

From nanoscopic to macroscopic materials by stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle aggregation

M Liu, M Yang, X Wan, Z Tang, L Jiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle (NP) aggregation plays an increasingly important role in
regulating NP assembly into microscopic superstructures, macroscopic 2D, and 3D …

Functional Janus structured liquids and aerogels

A Ghaffarkhah, SA Hashemi, F Ahmadijokani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Janus structures have unique properties due to their distinct functionalities on opposing
faces, but have yet to be realized with flowing liquids. We demonstrate such Janus liquids …

Self‐assembly of MXene‐surfactants at liquid–liquid interfaces: from structured liquids to 3D aerogels

S Shi, B Qian, X Wu, H Sun, H Wang… - Angewandte chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), a class of emerging
nanomaterials with intriguing properties, have attracted significant attention in recent years …

Reconfigurable ferromagnetic liquid droplets

X Liu, N Kent, A Ceballos, R Streubel, Y Jiang, Y Chai… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Solid ferromagnetic materials are rigid in shape and cannot be reconfigured. Ferrofluids,
although reconfigurable, are paramagnetic at room temperature and lose their …

Harnessing liquid-in-liquid printing and micropatterned substrates to fabricate 3-dimensional all-liquid fluidic devices

W Feng, Y Chai, J Forth, PD Ashby, TP Russell… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Systems comprised of immiscible liquids held in non-equilibrium shapes by the
interfacial assembly and jamming of nanoparticle− polymer surfactants have significant …

Preparation and performance characterization of functionalized boron-based energetic-microcapsules with uniform size

K Xue, H Li, L Pan, C Li, X Zhang, JJ Zou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Energetic metal and metalloid nano-powders are highly promising as high-energy fuel or
energetic additive of propellants. Specifically, boron has extremely high gravimetric and …

Chemistry, applications, and future prospects of structured liquids

A Ghaffarkhah, SA Hashemi, AA Isari… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Structured liquids are emerging functional soft materials that combine liquid flowability with
solid-like structural stability and spatial organization. Here, we delve into the chemistry and …

Smart superhydrophobic shape memory adhesive surface toward selective capture/release of microdroplets

Y Wang, H Lai, Z Cheng, H Zhang, Y Liu… - ACS applied materials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Controllable manipulation of microdroplets is significant for the microfluidics, biomedical
areas, microreactors, and so on; however, until now, reports about no-loss and selective …

Covalent bond interfacial recognition of polysaccharides/silica reinforced high internal phase pickering emulsions for 3D printing

Z Wang, S Huang, X Zhao, S Yang, K Mai… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Significant challenges remain in designing sufficient viscoelasticity polysaccharide-based
high internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPPEs) as soft materials for 3D printing. Herein …