Phase transfer and its applications in nanotechnology

J Yang, JY Lee, JY Ying - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
As nanoparticle syntheses in aqueous and organic systems have their own merits and
drawbacks, specific applications may call for the transfer of newly formed nanoparticles from …

Stabilizing liquids using interfacial supramolecular assemblies

P Gu, X Luo, S Zhou, D Wang, Z Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stabilizing liquids based on supramolecular assembly (non‐covalent intermolecular
interactions) has attracted significant interest, due to the increasing demand for soft, liquid …

Optically triggered and spatially controllable shape-memory polymer–gold nanoparticle composite materials

H Zhang, H **a, Y Zhao - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A new optically triggered shape memory composite material was prepared and investigated.
Poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL)-surface functionalized AuNPs were loaded in a thermosensitive …

Tertiary Amine-Terminated Carbon Dots with Reversible CO2 Switchable Amphiphilicity as the Versatile Lubricant Additives

B Wang, L Zhang, W Tang, H Lu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tertiary amine-terminated carbon dots (CDs-TA) with reversible CO2 switchable
amphiphilicity were synthesized as the versatile lubricant additives. First, the same batch of …

Molecular Mimetic Self‐Assembly of Colloidal Particles

Z Mao, H Xu, D Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents an overview of the current progress in molecular mimetic self‐assembly
of colloidal particles. Firstly, the recent study of colloidal particles at interfaces is highlighted …

CO 2-Driven reversible transfer of amine-functionalized ZIF-90 between organic and aqueous phases

X Pei, C Tian, Y Wang, Z Li, Z **ong, H Wang… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Phase transfer of metal–organic frameworks is highly desired in many areas, which remains
a challenge. Herein, we present for the first time a CO2-driven reversible transfer of amine …

Polysarcosine brush stabilized gold nanorods for in vivo near-infrared photothermal tumor therapy

H Zhu, Y Chen, FJ Yan, J Chen, XF Tao, J Ling, B Yang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Gold nanorods (AuNRs) are suitable candidates for photothermal therapy in vivo, because
of their excellent ability to transfer near-infrared (NIR) light into heat. However, appropriate …

Reversible Phase Transfer of Carbon Dots between an Organic Phase and Aqueous Solution Triggered by CO2

X Pei, D **ong, H Wang, S Gao, X Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted increasing attention in applications such as bio‐imaging,
sensors, catalysis, and drug delivery. However, unlike metallic and semiconductor …

Gold nanoparticles coated with polysarcosine brushes to enhance their colloidal stability and circulation time in vivo

Y Chen, Z Xu, D Zhu, X Tao, Y Gao, H Zhu… - Journal of colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Polysarcosine (PS), a non-ionic hydrophilic polypeptoid whose structure is similar
to polypeptides, bearing repeating units of natural α-amino acid, has been used to stabilize …

Encapsulation of indocyanine green into cell membrane capsules for photothermal cancer therapy

G Sheng, Y Chen, L Han, Y Huang, X Liu, L Li, Z Mao - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Although indocyanine green (ICG) has promising applications in photothermal therapy
(PPT) because of its low toxicity and high efficiency in inducing heat and singlet oxygen …