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Ibrahim E, Ahmed S, Abir SSH, Taylor K, Padilla-Gainza VM, Lozano K. Centrifugally spun alginate-poly(lactic acid) microbeads: A promising carrier for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:671-682. [PMID: 35988730 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A facile and high yield centrifugal spinning technique known as Forcespinning® (FS) was used to develop unique microstructures consisting of PLA microbeads along alginate fibers. Morphological variation and structural features appeared in the field-emission scanning electron micrographs for the PLA-alginate composites and dried PLA-alginate films from precursor emulsions at constant PLA and varied alginate contents. Shrunk and deflated microbeads were observed for composites whilst spherical beads were evident for the PLA control. Furthermore, PLA was found surrounding the alginate when the alginate was present at 0.24 wt% or lower, while alginate (mushroom-like structures), were seen protruding through the PLA layer at ≥0.34 wt% alginate. Rheological characterization of the composite emulsions revealed that the filler (alginate) provided shear thinning properties including pseudoplasticity, desirable for printing and other related applications in contrast to the Newtonian flow shown by the PLA control. Along with infra-red spectroscopy, the nanocomposites were further characterized using thermal gravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry featuring reversible events influenced by heat capacity and irreversible kinetic/thermodynamic counterparts. The work provides a comprehensive investigation of biocompatible networks of PLA-alginate microbeads embedded in nano-sized fibers and the prospective application of these microbeads as a drug delivery system.
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- Eman Ibrahim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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Hu Z, Fang W, Li Q, Feng XQ, Lv JA. Optocapillarity-driven assembly and reconfiguration of liquid crystal polymer actuators. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5780. [PMID: 33188193 PMCID: PMC7666155 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19522-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Realizing programmable assembly and reconfiguration of small objects holds promise for technologically-significant applications in such fields as micromechanical systems, biomedical devices, and metamaterials. Although capillary forces have been successfully explored to assemble objects with specific shapes into ordered structures on the liquid surface, reconfiguring these assembled structures on demand remains a challenge. Here we report a strategy, bioinspired by Anurida maritima, to actively reconfigure assembled structures with well-defined selectivity, directionality, robustness, and restorability. This approach, taking advantage of optocapillarity induced by photodeformation of floating liquid crystal polymer actuators, not only achieves programmable and reconfigurable two-dimensional assembly, but also uniquely enables the formation of three-dimensional structures with tunable architectures and topologies across multiple fluid interfaces. This work demonstrates a versatile approach to tailor capillary interaction by optics, as well as a straightforward bottom-up fabrication platform for a wide range of applications.
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- Zhiming Hu
- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, and State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China. .,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Liu J, Li S. Capillarity-driven migration of small objects: A critical review. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2019; 42:1. [PMID: 30612222 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2019-11759-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The phenomena on the capillarity-driven migration of small objects are full of interest for both scientific and engineering communities, and a critical review is thereby presented. The small objects mentioned here deal with the non-deformable objects, such as particles, rods, disks and metal sheets; and besides them, the soft objects are considered, such as droplets and bubbles. Two types of interfaces are analyzed, i.e., the solid-fluid interface and the fluid-fluid interface. Due to the easily deformable properties of the soft objects and distorted interfacial shapes induced by small objects, a more convenient way to obtain the driving force is through the potential energy of the system. The asymmetric factors causing the object migration include the asymmetric configuration of the interface, and the difference between the interfacial tensions. Finally, a simple outlook on the potential applications of small object migration is made. These behaviors may cast new light on the design of microfluidics and new devices, environment cleaning, oil and gas displacement and mineral industries.
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- Jianlin Liu
- Department of Engineering Mechanics, College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 266580, Qingdao, China.
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 266580, Qingdao, China
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Li ZW, Zhu YL, Lu ZY, Sun ZY. General patchy ellipsoidal particle model for the aggregation behaviors of shape- and/or surface-anisotropic building blocks. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:7625-7633. [PMID: 30152819 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01631c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present a general patchy ellipsoidal particle model suitable for conducting dynamics simulations of the aggregation behaviors of various shape- and/or surface-anisotropic colloids, especially patchy ellipsoids with continuously variable shape and tunable patchiness. To achieve higher computational efficiency in dynamics simulations, we employ a multi-GPU acceleration technique based on a domain decomposition algorithm. The validation and performance evaluation of this GPU-assisted model are performed by simulating several typical benchmark systems of non-patchy and patchy ellipsoids. Given the generality and efficiency of our GPU-assisted patchy ellipsoidal particle model, it will provide a highly feasible dynamics simulation framework to investigate the aggregation behaviors of anisotropic soft matter systems comprised of shape- and/or surface-anisotropic building blocks.
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- Zhan-Wei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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Yang Y, Chen P, Cao Y, Huang Z, Zhu G, Xu Z, Dai X, Chen S, Miao B, Yan LT. How Implementation of Entropy in Driving Structural Ordering of Nanoparticles Relates to Assembly Kinetics: Insight into Reaction-Induced Interfacial Assembly of Janus Nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:9477-9488. [PMID: 30016871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The ability to understand and exploit entropic contributions to ordering transition is of essential importance in the design of self-assembling systems with well-controlled structures. However, much less is known about the role of assembly kinetics in entropy-driven phase behaviors. Here, by combining computer simulations and theoretical analysis, we report that the implementation of entropy in driving phase transition significantly depends on the kinetic process in the reaction-induced self-assembly of newly designed nanoparticle systems. In particular, such systems comprise binary Janus nanoparticles at the fluid-fluid interface and undergo phase transition driven by entropy and controlled by the polymerization reaction initiated from the surfaces of just one component of nanoparticles. Our simulations demonstrate that the competition between the reaction rate and the diffusive dynamics of nanoparticles governs the implementation of entropy in driving the phase transition from randomly mixed phase to intercalated phase in these interfacial nanoparticle mixtures, which thereby results in diverse kinetic pathways. At low reaction rates, the transition exhibits abrupt jump in the mixing parameter, in a similar way to first-order, equilibrium phase transition. Increasing the reaction rate diminishes the jumps until the transitions become continuous, behaving as a second-order-like phase transition, where a critical exponent, characterizing the transition, can be identified. We finally develop an analytical model of the blob theory of polymer chains to complement the simulation results and reveal essential scaling laws of the entropy-driven phase behaviors. In effect, our results allow for further opportunities to amplify the entropic contributions to the materials design via kinetic control.
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- Ye Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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Yu B, Cong H, Peng Q, Gu C, Tang Q, Xu X, Tian C, Zhai F. Current status and future developments in preparation and application of nonspherical polymer particles. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 256:126-151. [PMID: 29705026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2018.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nonspherical polymer particles (NPPs) are nano/micro-particulates of macromolecules that are anisotropic in shape, and can be designed anisotropic in chemistry. Due to shape and surface anisotropies, NPPs bear many unique structures and fascinating properties which are distinctly different from those of spherical polymer particles (SPPs). In recent years, the research on NPPs has surprisingly blossomed in recent years, and many practical materials based on NPPs with potential applications in photonic device, material science and biomedical engineering have been generated. In this review, we give a systematic, balanced and comprehensive summary of the main aspects of NPPs related to their preparation and application, and propose perspectives for the future developments of NPPs.
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- Bing Yu
- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Lai WF, Rogach AL, Wong WT. Chemistry and engineering of cyclodextrins for molecular imaging. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:6379-6419. [PMID: 28930330 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00040e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cyclodextrins (CDs) are naturally occurring cyclic oligosaccharides bearing a basket-shaped topology with an "inner-outer" amphiphilic character. The abundance of hydroxyl groups enables CDs to be functionalized with multiple targeting ligands and imaging elements. The imaging time, and the payload of different imaging elements, can be tuned by taking advantage of the commercial availability of CDs with different sizes of the cavity. This review aims to offer an outlook of the chemistry and engineering of CDs for the development of molecular probes. Complexation thermodynamics of CDs, and the corresponding implications for probe design, are also presented with examples demonstrating the structural and physiochemical roles played by CDs in the full ambit of molecular imaging. We hope that this review not only offers a synopsis of the current development of CD-based molecular probes, but can also facilitate translation of the incremental advancements from the laboratory to real biomedical applications by illuminating opportunities and challenges for future research.
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- Wing-Fu Lai
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Centre, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Macroscopic Supramolecular Assembly and Its Applications. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-018-2069-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Williams DS, Pijpers IA, Ridolfo R, van Hest JC. Controlling the morphology of copolymeric vectors for next generation nanomedicine. J Control Release 2017; 259:29-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Shape‐Shifting Patchy Particles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:5507-5511. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xiaolong Zheng
- Molecular Design Institute Department of Chemistry New York University New York NY 10003 USA
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- Molecular Design Institute Department of Chemistry New York University New York NY 10003 USA
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- Tandon School of Engineering Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering New York University Brooklyn NY 11201 USA
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- Department of Physics Center for Soft Matter Research New York University New York NY 10003 USA
- Tandon School of Engineering Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering New York University Brooklyn NY 11201 USA
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- Molecular Design Institute Department of Chemistry New York University New York NY 10003 USA
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Kang DW, Ko W, Lee B, Park BJ. Effect of Geometric and Chemical Anisotropy of Janus Ellipsoids on Janus Boundary Mismatch at the Fluid-Fluid Interface. MATERIALS 2016; 9:ma9080664. [PMID: 28773787 PMCID: PMC5509275 DOI: 10.3390/ma9080664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We investigated the geometric and chemical factors of nonspherical Janus particles (i.e., Janus ellipsoids) with regard to the pinning and unpinning behaviors of the Janus boundary at the oil-water interface using attachment energy numerical calculations. The geometric factors were characterized by aspect ratio (AR) and location of the Janus boundary (α) separating the polar and apolar regions of the particle. The chemical factor indicated the supplementary wettability (β) of the two sides of the particle with identical deviations of apolarity and polarity from neutral wetting. These two factors competed with each other to determine particle configurations at the interface. In general, the critical value of β (βc) required to preserve the pinned configuration was inversely proportional to the values of α and AR. From the numerical calculations, the empirical relationship of the parameter values of Janus ellipsoids was found; that is, λ = Δ β c / Δ α ≈ 0.61 A R - 1.61 . Particularly for the Janus ellipsoids with AR > 1, the βc value is consistent with the boundary between the tilted only and the tilted equilibrium/upright metastable region in their configuration phase diagram. We believe that this work performed at the single particle level offers a fundamental understanding of the manipulation of interparticle interactions and control of the rheological properties of particle-laden interfaces when particles are used as solid surfactants.
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- Dong Woo Kang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea.
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Benyettou F, Zheng X, Elacqua E, Wang Y, Dalvand P, Asfari Z, Olsen JC, Han DS, Saleh N, Elhabiri M, Weck M, Trabolsi A. Redox-Responsive Viologen-Mediated Self-Assembly of CB[7]-Modified Patchy Particles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:7144-7150. [PMID: 27323835 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Sulfonated surface patches of poly(styrene)-based colloidal particles (CPs) were functionalized with cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]). The macrocycles served as recognition units for diphenyl viologen (DPV(2+)), a rigid bridging ligand. The addition of DPV(2+) to aqueous suspensions of the particles triggered the self-assembly of short linear and branched chainlike structures. The self-assembly mechanism is based on hydrophobic/ion-charge interactions that are established between DPV(2+) and surface-adsorbed CB[7]. DPV(2+) guides the self-assembly of the CPs by forming a ternary DPV(2+)⊂(CB[7])2 complex in which the two CB[7] macrocycles are attached to two different particles. Viologen-driven particle assembly was found to be both directional and reversible. Whereas sodium chloride triggers irreversible particle disassembly, the one-electron reduction of DPV(2+) with sodium dithionite causes disassembly that can be reversed via air oxidation. Thus, this bottom-up synthetic supramolecular approach allowed for the reversible formation and directional alignment of a 2D colloidal material.
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- Farah Benyettou
- New York University Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University , New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University , New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University , New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Médicinale, UMR 7509 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, ECPM , Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie Moléculaire Appliquée à l'Analyse, IPHC, UMR 7178 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, ECPM , 25 rue Becquerel, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- School of Sciences, Indiana University Kokomo , Kokomo, Indiana 46904, United States
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Education City , Doha, Qatar
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- College of Science, Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University , Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Médicinale, UMR 7509 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, ECPM , Strasbourg, France
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University , New York, New York 10003, United States
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- New York University Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Kang SM, Choi CH, Kim J, Yeom SJ, Lee D, Park BJ, Lee CS. Capillarity-induced directed self-assembly of patchy hexagram particles at the air-water interface. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:5847-5853. [PMID: 27328067 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm00270f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Directed self-assembly can produce ordered or organized superstructures from pre-existing building blocks through pre-programmed interactions. Encoding desired information into building blocks with specific directionality and strength, however, poses a significant challenge for the development of self-assembled superstructures. Here, we demonstrate that controlling the shape and patchiness of particles trapped at the air-water interface can represent a powerful approach for forming ordered macroscopic complex structures through capillary interactions. We designed hexagram particles using a micromolding method that allowed for precise control over the shape and, more importantly, the chemical patchiness of the particles. The assembly behaviors of these hexagram particles at the air-water interface were strongly affected by chemical patchiness. In particular, two-dimensional millimeter-scale ordered structures could be formed by varying the patchiness of the hexagram particles, and we attribute this effect to the delicate balance between the attractive and repulsive interactions among the patchy hexagram particles. Our results provide important clues for encoding information into patchy particles to achieve macroscopic assemblies via a simple molding technique and potentially pave a new pathway for the programmable assembly of particles at the air-water interface.
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- Sung-Min Kang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
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Li B, He M, Ramirez L, George J, Wang J. Multifunctional Hydrogel Microparticles by Polymer-Assisted Photolithography. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:4158-4164. [PMID: 26821173 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although standard lithography has been the most common technique in micropatterning, ironically it has not been adopted to produce multifunctional hydrogel microparticles, which are highly useful for bioassays. We address this issue by developing a negative photoresist-like polymer system, which is basically comprised of polyethylene glycol (PEG) triacrylate as cross-linking units and long-chain polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the supporting scaffold. We leverage standard lithography to manufacture multilayer microparticles that are intrinsically hydrophilic, low-autofluorescent, and chemically reactive. The versatility of the microparticles is demonstrated to be color-encoded, pore-controllable, bioactive, and potentially used as a DNA bioassay.
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- Bin Li
- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York 12222, United States
- Cancer Research Center, University at Albany, State University of New York , Rensselaer, New York 12144, United States
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Zhao B, Zhou H, Liu C, Long Y, Yang G, Tung CH, Song K. Fabrication and directed assembly of magnetic Janus rods. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj00825a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Varied morphologies and aspect ratios of magnetic Janus rods have been synthesized via a wet-chemical method.
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- Bin Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interface Sciences
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interface Sciences
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Beijing 100190
- China
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Truong NP, Quinn JF, Whittaker MR, Davis TP. Polymeric filomicelles and nanoworms: two decades of synthesis and application. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py00639f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This review highlights the substantial progress in the syntheses and applications of filomicelles, an emerging nanomaterial with distinct and useful properties.
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- Nghia P. Truong
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- Australia
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Park BJ, Lee D. Dynamically Tuning Particle Interactions and Assemblies at Soft Interfaces: Reversible Order-Disorder Transitions in 2D Particle Monolayers. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:4560-4567. [PMID: 26111371 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Particles trapped at fluid interfaces experience long-range interactions that determine their assembly behavior. Because particle interactions at fluid interfaces tend to be unusually strong, once particles organize themselves into a 2D assembly, it is challenging to induce changes in their microstructure. In this report, a new approach is presented to induce reversible order-disorder transitions (ODTs) in the 2D monolayer of colloidal particles trapped at a soft gel-fluid interface. Particles at the soft interface, consisting of a nonpolar superphase and a weakly gelled subphase, initially form a monolayer with a highly ordered structure. The structure of this monolayer can be dynamically varied by the addition or removal of the oil phase. Upon removing the oil via evaporation, the initially ordered particle monolayer undergoes ODT, driven by capillary attractions. The ordered monolayer can be recovered through disorder-to-order transition by simply adding oil atop the particle-laden soft interface. The possibility to dynamically tune the interparticle interactions using soft interfaces can potentially enable control of the transport and mechanical properties of particle-laden interfaces and provide model systems to study particle-laden soft interfaces that are relevant to biological tissues or organs.
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- Bum Jun Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Gröschel AH, Müller AHE. Self-assembly concepts for multicompartment nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:11841-76. [PMID: 26123217 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02448j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in the synthesis of sequential block copolymers offer a variety of tools to replicate natural design principles with tailor-made soft matter for the precise spatial separation of functionalities on multiple length scales. Here, we review recent trends in the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers to multicompartment nanostructures (MCNs) under (semi-)dilute conditions, with special emphasis on ABC triblock terpolymers. The intrinsic immiscibility of connected blocks induces short-range repulsion into discrete nano-domains stabilized by a third, soluble block or molecular additive. Polymer blocks can be synthesized from an arsenal of functional monomers directing self-assembly through packing frustration or response to various fields. The mobility in solution further allows the manipulation of self-assembly processes into specific directions by clever choice of environmental conditions. This review focuses on practical concepts that direct self-assembly into predictable nanostructures, while narrowing particle dispersity with respect to size, shape and internal morphology. The growing understanding of underlying self-assembly mechanisms expands the number of experimental concepts providing the means to target and manipulate progressively complex superstructures.
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- André H Gröschel
- Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FIN-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
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Xiao M, Xian Y, Shi F. Precise Macroscopic Supramolecular Assembly by Combining Spontaneous Locomotion Driven by the Marangoni Effect and Molecular Recognition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:8952-6. [PMID: 26095923 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201502349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Macroscopic supramolecular assembly bridges fundamental research on molecular recognition and the potential applications as bulk supramolecular materials. However, challenges remain to realize stable precise assembly, which is significant for further functions. To handle this issue, the Marangoni effect is applied to achieve spontaneous locomotion of macroscopic building blocks to reach interactive distance, thus contributing to formation of ordered structures. By increasing the density of the building blocks, the driving force for assembly transforms from a hydrophobic-hydrophobic interaction to hydrophilic-hydrophilic interaction, which is favorable for introducing hydrophilic coatings with supramolecular interactive groups on matched surfaces, consequently realizing the fabrication of stable precise macroscopic supramolecular assemblies.
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- Meng Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029 (China)
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029 (China)
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029 (China).
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Xiao M, Xian Y, Shi F. Precise Macroscopic Supramolecular Assembly by Combining Spontaneous Locomotion Driven by the Marangoni Effect and Molecular Recognition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201502349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wu G, Chen SC, Liu CL, Wang YZ. Direct Aqueous Self-Assembly of an Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer toward Multistimuli-Responsive Fluorescent Anisotropic Micelles. ACS NANO 2015; 9:4649-4659. [PMID: 25857656 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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It is extremely important for emerging applications and still enormously challenging to develop multifunctional stimuli-responsive anisotropic polymeric micelles with integration of potentially targeted therapeutic and diagnostic function. Herein, we report a first example of fluorescent anisotropic micelles (FAMs) with Fe(3+), DTT, H2O2, and thermal responsive fluorescence and morphology. FAMs from direct aqueous self-assembly of amphiphilic diblock copolymer showed reversible "switch off/on" of aqua fluorescent emission and controllable structural change by sequential addition of Fe(3+) and DTT. In addition, the FAMs had reversible dual-thermal responsiveness of fluorescence and morphology. This micelle could serve as a promising candidate for all-in-one application of quantitative detecting, imaging, drug delivery, and targeted release.
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- Gang Wu
- †Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCEPM-MoE), National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
- ‡School of Energy Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 611731, China
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- †Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCEPM-MoE), National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- †Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCEPM-MoE), National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- †Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCEPM-MoE), National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Qiu H, Hudson ZM, Winnik MA, Manners I. Multidimensional hierarchical self-assembly of amphiphilic cylindrical block comicelles. Science 2015; 347:1329-32. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1261816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 400] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Kobaku SPR, Kwon G, Kota AK, Karunakaran RG, Wong P, Lee DH, Tuteja A. Wettability engendered templated self-assembly (WETS) for fabricating multiphasic particles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:4075-80. [PMID: 25625176 DOI: 10.1021/am507964k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Precise control over the geometry and chemistry of multiphasic particles is of significant importance for a wide range of applications. In this work, we have developed one of the simplest methodologies for fabricating monodisperse, multiphasic micro- and nanoparticles possessing almost any composition, projected shape, modulus, and dimensions as small as 25 nm. The synthesis methodology involves the fabrication of a nonwettable surface patterned with monodisperse, wettable domains of different sizes and shapes. When such patterned templates are dip-coated with polymer solutions or particle dispersions, the liquids, and consequently the polymer or the particles, preferentially self-assemble within the wettable domains. Utilizing this phenomenon, we fabricate multiphasic assemblies with precisely controlled geometry and composition through multiple, layered depositions of polymers and/or particles within the patterned domains. Upon releasing these multiphasic assemblies from the template using a sacrificial layer, we obtain multiphasic particles. The templates can then be readily reused (over 20 times in our experiments) for fabricating a new batch of particles, enabling a rapid, inexpensive, and easily reproducible method for large-scale manufacturing of multiphasic particles.
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- Sai P R Kobaku
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Lee M, Lee D, Park BJ. Effect of interaction heterogeneity on colloidal arrangements at a curved oil-water interface. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:318-323. [PMID: 25408473 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm02068e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report the unique arrangement behaviour of colloidal particles at a curved oil-water interface. Particles trapped at a centrosymmetrically curved oil-water interface, formed by placing an oil lens at a neat air-water interface, organize into diverse arrangement structures due to electrostatic repulsion under the gravitational field. To reveal a possible mechanism behind the observed diversity, we investigate the interactions between pairs of particles at the curved oil-water interface. The magnitude of electrostatic repulsive interactions between pairs of particles is determined by minimizing the total potential of the particle pairs. We show that the pair interactions are quite heterogeneous, following a Gamma distribution. Using the experimentally determined pair potential and the heterogeneity in the potential as input parameters for Monte Carlo simulations, we show that such interaction heterogeneity affects the particle arrangements at the curved interface and results in an observed diversity in the particle arrangement structures. We believe that this work prompts further experimental and simulation studies to extensively understand hierarchical relations from small scale measurements (e.g., pair interactions and heterogeneity) to bulk scale properties (e.g., microstructure and interfacial rheology).
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- Mina Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701, South Korea.
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Lee SY, Yang S. Compartment fabrication of magneto-responsive Janus microrod particles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:1639-42. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07863b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Monodispersed magneto-responsive microrod particles of variable magnetic/non-magnetic ratios and chemical compositions are created by compartment fabrication in a single poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) mold.
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- Su Yeon Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- USA
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Peng B, Soligno G, Kamp M, de Nijs B, de Graaf J, Dijkstra M, van Roij R, van Blaaderen A, Imhof A. Site-specific growth of polymers on silica rods. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:9644-9650. [PMID: 25356961 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01989j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Colloids specifically developed for self-assembly (SA) into advanced functional materials have rapidly become more complex, as this complexity allows for more ways to optimize both the SA process and the properties of the resulting materials. For instance, by creating 'patchy' particles more open structures can be achieved through directional interactions. However, the number of ways in which site-specific chemistry can be achieved on particle surfaces is still limited. Here, we show how polymer patches can be specifically grown onto only the flat end of bullet-shaped silica rods by utilizing a subtle anisotropy in surface tension and shape caused by the growth mechanism of the rods. Conversely, if the bullet-shaped silica rods are used as 'Pickering-emulsion' stabilizers the same surface tension effects exclusively direct the orientation of the rods into a 'hedgehog-morphology'. Finally, we demonstrate how an external electric field can direct the particles in a 'vectorial' way.
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- Bo Peng
- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Wang D, Huang X, Wang Y. Managing the phase separation in double emulsion by tuning amphiphilicity via a supramolecular route. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:14460-14468. [PMID: 25388825 DOI: 10.1021/la5043525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Double emulsion has attracted intense scientific investigation on account of its use in a wide range of applications. However, the process of its solidification is usually accompanied by the problem of uncontrollable phase separation. In this work, a supramolecular route is proposed to manage the phase separation in double emulsion. Different degrees of phase separations, from complete wetting to partial wetting and complete dewetting, have been achieved in an emulsion system consisting of P4VP-oleic acid. Partial wetting offers a strategy for generating polymer particles with controllable anisotropic structures. It is demonstrated that the amphiphilicity of polymer matrix, relying on the change of polymer-acid ratio or the chain length of aliphatic acid, is of vital importance for determining the degree of phase separation. A spreading and wetting theory is established to predict and explain the formation of partial wetting.
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- Dingguan Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China , Beijing, 100872, People's Republic of China
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Kang SM, Kumar A, Choi CH, Tettey KE, Lee CS, Lee D, Park BJ. Triblock cylinders at fluid-fluid interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:13199-13204. [PMID: 25343726 DOI: 10.1021/la503733m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present the interactions and assembly of triblock cylinders at oil-water and air-water interfaces. ABA-type triblock cylinders with different block ratios and surface wettabilities are prepared using a micromolding method. These triblock cylinders at fluid-fluid interfaces induce complex interface deformation depending upon their relative block ratio and the surface wettability. It is observed that triblock cylinders generate octapolar interface deformation at the air-water interface, whereas the same cylinders cause quadrupolar deformation at the oil-water interface. Consequently, the interactions and assembly behavior of these triblock cylinders at each fluid interface strongly depend upon the nature of the interface deformation.
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- Sung-Min Kang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University , Daejeon 305-764, South Korea
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Cheng M, Ju G, Zhang Y, Song M, Zhang Y, Shi F. Supramolecular assembly of macroscopic building blocks through self-propelled locomotion by dissipating chemical energy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:3907-3911. [PMID: 24838346 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201400922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 05/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Chemical energy supplied by the catalytic decomposition of H2O2 is introduced into macroscopic building blocks, which self-propel, interact with each other, and finally assemble into ordered and advanced structures. The geometry is highly dependent on the way that the catalyst is loaded. The integration of catalyst and building block provides assembling component as well as its energy of motion.
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- Mengjiao Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing, 100029, China
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Cheng M, Liu Q, Xian Y, Shi F. Programmable macroscopic supramolecular assembly through combined molecular recognition and magnetic field-assisted localization. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:7572-7578. [PMID: 24712651 DOI: 10.1021/am500910y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Macroscopic supramolecular assembly is a promising bottom-up method to construct ordered three-dimensional structures in a programmable way because of its flexible tailoring features. To handle the challenges of precisely aligning the building blocks, we proposed the combination of magnetic field-assisted localization for the locomotion of building blocks and host/guest supramolecular recognition for their immobilization. By applying this strategy, we have realized the stepwise construction of microscale glass fibers into an ordered complex pattern. Furthermore, through the introduction of a competitive guest molecule to disassemble the assembled structure, we demonstrated that the interaction between the fibers and the substrate was supramolecular rather than nonselective stickiness. Multivalent theory was used to interpret the mechanism for the interaction process.
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- Mengjiao Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymer, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang Distrist, Beijing 100029, China
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Hill LJ, Pyun J. Colloidal polymers via dipolar assembly of magnetic nanoparticle monomers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:6022-32. [PMID: 24467583 DOI: 10.1021/am405786u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In this Spotlight on Applications, we describe our recent progress in the preparation of hierarchical one-dimensional (1-D) materials constructed from polymer-coated ferromagnetic cobalt nanoparticles. We begin with a general discussion of nanoparticles capable of 1-D self-organization to form 1-D assemblies, which we term colloidal polymers. The need for efficient, highly directional interactions prompted our investigation with polymer-coated ferromagnetic nanoparticles, which spontaneously form linear assemblies through coupling of north and south magnetic poles present in these single-domain ferromagnetic nanoparticles. These highly directional N-S interactions and the resulting formation of 1-D assemblies can be understood in the context of traditional polymer-forming reactions. The dipolar assembly of these ferromagnetic nanoparticles into chains and binary assemblies while dispersed in organic media has been investigated as a key foundation to form novel magnetic materials and heterostructured nanocomposites. These studies enabled the fabrication of magnetic nanoactuating systems resembling "artificial cilia and flagella". We then discuss our recent efforts to prepare cobalt oxide nanowires using various nanoparticle conversion reactions through a process termed colloidal polymerization. A series of novel functional "colloidal monomers" based on dipolar cobalt nanoparticles were also prepared, incorporating noble metal or semiconductor nanoinclusions to form heterostructured cobalt oxide nanocomposites.
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- Lawrence J Hill
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona , 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Anisotropic colloidal crystal particles from microfluidics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 421:64-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Huang X, Qian Q, Wang Y. Anisotropic particles from a one-pot double emulsion induced by partial wetting and their triggered release. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:1412-1420. [PMID: 24829963 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201302743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A family of anisotropic particles is synthesized via a facile, scalable, and versatile method based on a conventional double emulsion, which is very well suited for practical production and applications. Partial wetting theory is well established as a powerful instrument to elucidate the controlled phase separation within the double emulsion. This theory is employed to assist the manipulation of the phase separation process for the formation of well-defined nonspherical particles as well as their triggered release.
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Lv LP, Zhao Y, Zhou HX, Landfester K, Crespy D. From core–shell and Janus structures to tricompartment submicron particles. POLYMER 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xu J, Wong DHC, Byrne JD, Chen K, Bowerman C, DeSimone JM. Future of the particle replication in nonwetting templates (PRINT) technology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:6580-9. [PMID: 23670869 PMCID: PMC4157646 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201209145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Particle replication in nonwetting templates (PRINT) is a continuous, roll-to-roll, high-resolution molding technology which allows the design and synthesis of precisely defined micro- and nanoparticles. This technology adapts the lithographic techniques from the microelectronics industry and marries these with the roll-to-roll processes from the photographic film industry to enable researchers to have unprecedented control over particle size, shape, chemical composition, cargo, modulus, and surface properties. In addition, PRINT is a GMP-compliant (GMP=good manufacturing practice) platform amenable for particle fabrication on a large scale. Herein, we describe some of our most recent work involving the PRINT technology for application in the biomedical and material sciences.
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- Jing Xu
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA)
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- Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA)
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA). Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA). Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA). Department of Pharmacology, Carolina Center of Cancer Nano-technology Excellence, Institute for Advanced Materials, Institute for Nanomedicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (USA) and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 (USA) and Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021 (USA)
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Xu J, Wong DHC, Byrne JD, Chen K, Bowerman C, DeSimone JM. Die Zukunft der Partikelreplikation in nicht benetzenden Templaten (PRINT). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201209145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kang SM, Choi CH, Kim J, Lee CS. Synthesis Technology of Functional Colloid Particles and Its Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.7464/ksct.2012.18.4.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Arai N, Yausoka K, Zeng XC. Self-Assembly of Triblock Janus Nanoparticle in Nanotube. J Chem Theory Comput 2012; 9:179-87. [DOI: 10.1021/ct3007748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Noriyoshi Arai
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Univeristy of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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Qiu H, Russo G, Rupar PA, Chabanne L, Winnik MA, Manners I. Tunable Supermicelle Architectures from the Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Cylindrical B-A-B Triblock Co-Micelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201205764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Qiu H, Russo G, Rupar PA, Chabanne L, Winnik MA, Manners I. Tunable supermicelle architectures from the hierarchical self-assembly of amphiphilic cylindrical B-A-B triblock co-micelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:11882-5. [PMID: 23071062 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201205764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Huibin Qiu
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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Affiliation(s)
- Darrin J. Pochan
- Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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