Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability
Microfluidics and wettability are interrelated and mutually reinforcing fields, experiencing
synergistic growth. Surface wettability is paramount in regulating microfluidic flows for …
synergistic growth. Surface wettability is paramount in regulating microfluidic flows for …
Overflow control for sustainable development by superwetting surface with biomimetic structure
Liquid flowing around a solid edge, ie, overflow, is a commonly observed flow behavior.
Recent research into surface wetting properties and microstructure-controlled overflow …
Recent research into surface wetting properties and microstructure-controlled overflow …
Functional Janus structured liquids and aerogels
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 …
faces, but have yet to be realized with flowing liquids. We demonstrate such Janus liquids …
Liquid‐Templating Aerogels
Modern materials science has witnessed the era of advanced fabrication methods to
engineer functionality from the nano‐to macroscales. Versatile fabrication and additive …
engineer functionality from the nano‐to macroscales. Versatile fabrication and additive …
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 …
nanomaterials with intriguing properties, have attracted significant attention in recent years …
Bottlebrush polymers at liquid interfaces: Assembly dynamics, mechanical properties, and all-liquid printed constructs
Bottlebrush polymer surfactants (BPSs), formed by the interfacial interactions between
bottlebrush polymers (BPs) with poly (acrylic acid) side chains dissolved in an aqueous …
bottlebrush polymers (BPs) with poly (acrylic acid) side chains dissolved in an aqueous …
4D printing of multi‐stimuli responsive protein‐based hydrogels for autonomous shape transformations
Stimuli responsive hydrogels that can change shape in response to applied external stimuli
are appealing for soft robotics, biomedical devices, drug delivery, and actuators. However …
are appealing for soft robotics, biomedical devices, drug delivery, and actuators. However …
Nanoarchitectonics for coordination asymmetry and related chemistry
K Ariga, M Shionoya - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Nanoarchitectonics is a concept envisioned to produce functional materials from nanoscale
units through fusion of nanotechnology with other scientific disciplines. For component …
units through fusion of nanotechnology with other scientific disciplines. For component …
Liquid-embedded (bio) printing of alginate-free, standalone, ultrafine, and ultrathin-walled cannular structures
While there has been considerable success in the three-dimensional bioprinting of relatively
large standalone filamentous tissues, the fabrication of solid fibers with ultrafine diameters or …
large standalone filamentous tissues, the fabrication of solid fibers with ultrafine diameters or …
Bioinspired superwetting open microfluidics: from concepts, phenomena to applications
Microfluidics and bioinspired superwetting materials, as two crucial branches of scientific
research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary …
research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary …