Symmetric shapes and patterns are fascinating and preferred by humans as symmetric
stimuli of any kind are more easily processed by the visual systems than their asymmetric …

Although the concept of Janus particles was raised in the early 1990s, the related research
has not attracted considerable interest until recently due to the special properties and …

Colloidal particles may be considered as building blocks for materials, just like atoms are the
bricks of molecules, macromolecules, and crystals. Periodic arrays of colloids (colloidal …

This review is written to fulfill the need of a comprehensive guide for the manufacture of
porous polymer particles. The synthesis section discusses and for the first time compares …

Janus nanomaterials composed of two compartments with dissimilar compositions and/or
functionalities have garnered considerable interest over the past several decades owing to …

Colloidal lithography based on monolayer colloidal crystals (MCCs) is a facile, inexpensive,
efficient, and flexible nanofabrication approaches towards a wide variety of two …

The design and engineering of multifunctional nanostructures with multiple components and
synergistic properties are in urgent demand for variety of acceptable biosensing platforms …

Janus particles are a unique class of multifunctional patchy particles combining two
dissimilar chemical or physical functionalities at their opposite sides. The asymmetry …

We present a novel, versatile, and simple solution-based routine to produce soft, nanosized
Janus particles with tunable structural and physical properties at high volume yield. This …

Colloidal micro-and nanoparticles with controlled internal architectures have attracted recent
interest because of their promising properties for drug delivery, molecular imaging and self …