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Artyukhov A, Volk I, Krmela J. Production of ammonium nitrate with nanoporous structure in devices with active hydrodynamics. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-022-02650-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lugger SJ, Houben SJA, Foelen Y, Debije MG, Schenning APHJ, Mulder DJ. Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Liquid Crystal Polymers: Smart Materials with Stimuli-Responsive, Self-Healing, and Recyclable Properties. Chem Rev 2022; 122:4946-4975. [PMID: 34428022 PMCID: PMC8915167 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogen-bonded liquid crystalline polymers have emerged as promising "smart" supramolecular functional materials with stimuli-responsive, self-healing, and recyclable properties. The hydrogen bonds can either be used as chemically responsive (i.e., pH-responsive) or as dynamic structural (i.e., temperature-responsive) moieties. Responsiveness can be manifested as changes in shape, color, or porosity and as selective binding. The liquid crystalline self-organization gives the materials their unique responsive nanostructures. Typically, the materials used for actuators or optical materials are constructed using linear calamitic (rod-shaped) hydrogen-bonded complexes, while nanoporous materials are constructed from either calamitic or discotic (disk-shaped) complexes. The dynamic structural character of the hydrogen bond moieties can be used to construct self-healing and recyclable supramolecular materials. In this review, recent findings are summarized, and potential future applications are discussed.
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- Sean J.
D. Lugger
- Stimuli-responsive
Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-responsive
Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-responsive
Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-responsive
Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-responsive
Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- SCNU-TUE
Joint Laboratory of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), South China Normal University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, 510006 Guangzhou, China
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-responsive
Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Liu X, Debije MG, Heuts JPA, Schenning APHJ. Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Particles Prepared by Classical Polymerization Techniques. Chemistry 2021; 27:14168-14178. [PMID: 34320258 PMCID: PMC8596811 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Liquid-crystalline polymer particles prepared by classical polymerization techniques are receiving increased attention as promising candidates for use in a variety of applications including micro-actuators, structurally colored objects, and absorbents. These particles have anisotropic molecular order and liquid-crystalline phases that distinguish them from conventional polymer particles. In this minireview, the preparation of liquid-crystalline polymer particles from classical suspension, (mini-)emulsion, dispersion, and precipitation polymerization reactions are discussed. The particle sizes, molecular orientations, and liquid-crystalline phases produced by each technique are summarized and compared. We conclude with a discussion of the challenges and prospects of the preparation of liquid-crystalline polymer particles by classical polymerization techniques.
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- Xiaohong Liu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyPO Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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Martinez AM, Cox LM, Killgore JP, Bongiardina NJ, Riley RD, Bowman CN. Permanent and reversibly programmable shapes in liquid crystal elastomer microparticles capable of shape switching. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:467-474. [PMID: 33346289 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01836h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Reversibly programmable liquid crystal elastomer microparticles (LCEMPs), formed as a covalent adaptable network (CAN), with an average diameter of 7 μm ± 2 μm, were synthesized via a thiol-Michael dispersion polymerization. The particles were programmed to a prolate shape via a photoinitiated addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (AFT) exchange reaction by activating the AFT after undergoing compression. Due to the thermotropic nature of the AFT-LCEMPs, shape switching was driven by heating the particles above their nematic-isotropic phase transition temperature (TNI). The programmed particles subsequently displayed cyclable two-way shape switching from prolate to spherical when at low or high temperatures, respectively. Furthermore, the shape programming is reversible, and a second programming step was done to erase the prolate shape by initiating AFT at high temperature while the particles were in their spherical shape. Upon cooling, the particles remained spherical until additional programming steps were taken. Particles were also programmed to maintain a permanent oblate shape. Additionally, the particle surface was programmed with a diffraction grating, demonstrating programmable complex surface topography via AFT activation.
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- Alina M Martinez
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Montana State University, Culbertson Hall, 100, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Salikolimi K, Sudhakar AA, Ishida Y. Functional Ionic Liquid Crystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:11702-11731. [PMID: 32927953 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ionic liquid crystals have emerged as a new class of functional soft materials in the last two decades, and they exhibit synergistic characteristics of ionic liquids and liquid crystals such as macroscopic orientability, miscibility with various species, phase stability, nanostructural tunability, and polar nanochannel formation. Owing to these characteristics, the structures, properties, and functions of ionic liquid crystals have been a hot topic in materials chemistry, finding various applications including host frameworks for guest binding, separation membranes, ion-/proton-conducting membranes, reaction media, and optoelectronic materials. Although several excellent review articles of ionic liquid crystals have been published recently, they mainly focused on the fundamental aspects, structures, and specific properties of ionic liquid crystals, while these applications of ionic liquid crystals have not yet been discussed at one time. The aim of this feature article is to provide an overview of the applications of ionic liquid crystals in a comprehensive manner.
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Wang L, Urbas AM, Li Q. Nature-Inspired Emerging Chiral Liquid Crystal Nanostructures: From Molecular Self-Assembly to DNA Mesophase and Nanocolloids. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1801335. [PMID: 30160812 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Liquid crystals (LCs) are omnipresent in living matter, whose chirality is an elegant and distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and beyond. Taking inspiration from nature, researchers have recently devoted extensive efforts toward developing chiral liquid crystalline materials with self-organized nanostructures and exploring their potential applications in diverse fields ranging from dynamic photonics to energy and safety issues. In this review, an account on the state of the art of emerging chiral liquid crystalline nanostructured materials and their technological applications is provided. First, an overview on the significance of chiral liquid crystalline architectures in various living systems is given. Then, the recent significant progress in different chiral liquid crystalline systems including thermotropic LCs (cholesteric LCs, cubic blue phases, achiral bent-core LCs, etc.) and lyotropic LCs (DNA LCs, nanocellulose LCs, and graphene oxide LCs) is showcased. The review concludes with a perspective on the future scope, opportunities, and challenges in these truly advanced functional soft materials and their promising applications.
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- Ling Wang
- Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 44242, USA
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USA
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- Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 44242, USA
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Zhang Y, Kang L, Huang H, Deng J. Optically Active Janus Particles Constructed by Chiral Helical Polymers through Emulsion Polymerization Combined with Solvent Evaporation-Induced Phase Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:6319-6327. [PMID: 31939279 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Polymer Janus particles (PJPs) have been extensively investigated due to their intriguing features which cannot be achieved in traditional counterparts. Chiral polymer particles also have constituted a unique research area in polymer science. However, how to construct PJPs derived from chiral polymers, especially chiral helical polymers, still remains a significant academic challenge. This contribution reports the first success in preparing optically active PJPs constructed by chiral helical substituted polyacetylene via emulsion polymerization combined with solvent evaporation to induce phase separation. In emulsion polymerization systems, polymethyl methacrylate worked as a template and separated from polyacetylene domains in the course of acetylenic monomers' polymerization and evaporation of the solvent, by which optically active PJPs were formed. The major influencing factors were explored to elucidate their effects on the formation and morphology of PJPs. Mushroom- and bowl-like PJPs were obtained. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images ascertain nonspherical morphologies of the obtained PJPs. Circular dichroism and UV-vis absorption spectra demonstrate their optical activity, which originated in the predominantly one-handed helical polyacetylene chains constructing the PJPs. A formation mechanism was then proposed for understanding this unprecedented type of PJPs.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018 , China
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Zhang Y, Deng J. Chiral helical polymer materials derived from achiral monomers and their chiral applications. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00934b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Helix-sense-selective polymerization (HSSP) of achiral monomers and chiral post-induction of racemic helical polymers provide two alternative approaches for constructing chiral helical polymer materials.
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- Yingjie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing 100029
- China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
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Liu X, Xu Y, Heuts JPA, Debije MG, Schenning APHJ. Monodisperse Liquid Crystal Network Particles Synthesized via Precipitation Polymerization. Macromolecules 2019; 52:8339-8345. [PMID: 31736513 PMCID: PMC6854653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The production of
liquid crystalline (LC) polymer particles with
a narrow size distribution on a large scale remains a challenge. Here,
we report the preparation of monodisperse, cross-linked liquid crystalline
particles via precipitation polymerization. This versatile and scalable
method yields polymer particles with a smectic liquid crystal order.
Although the LC monomers are randomly dissolved in solution, the oligomers
self-align and LC order is induced. For the polymerization, a smectic
LC monomer mixture consisting of cross-linkers and benzoic acid hydrogen-bonded
dimers is used. The average diameter of the particles increases at
higher polymerization temperatures and in better solvents, whereas
the monomer and initiator concentration have only minor impact on
the particle size. After deprotonating of the benzoic acid groups,
the particles show rapid absorption of a common cationic dye, methylene
blue. The methylene blue in the particles can be subsequently released
with the addition of Ca2+, while monovalent ions fail to
trigger the release. These results reveal that precipitation polymerization
is an attractive method to prepare functional LC polymer particles
of a narrow size distribution and on a large scale.
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- Xiaohong Liu
- Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, and Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, and Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, and Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, and Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Center for Multiscale Electron Microscopy, and Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Zhang Y, Deng J, Pan K. Chiral Helical Polymer Nanomaterials with Tunable Morphology: Prepared with Chiral Solvent To Induce Helix-Sense-Selective Precipitation Polymerization. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zhang Y, Huang H, Zhao B, Deng J. Preparation and Applications of Chiral Polymeric Particles. Isr J Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201800023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yingjie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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Lugger J, Mulder DJ, Sijbesma R, Schenning A. Nanoporous Polymers Based on Liquid Crystals. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E104. [PMID: 29324669 PMCID: PMC5793602 DOI: 10.3390/ma11010104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
In the present review, we discuss recent advances in the field of nanoporous networks based on polymerisable liquid crystals. The field has matured in the last decade, yielding polymers having 1D, 2D, and 3D channels with pore sizes on the nanometer scale. Next to the current progress, some of the future challenges are presented, with the integration of nanoporous membranes in functional devices considered as the biggest challenge.
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- Jody Lugger
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Dutch Polymer Institute, P.O. Box 902, 5600 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Laboratory of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Mane S, Gao ZY, Li YX, Liu XQ, Sun LB. Rational Fabrication of Polyethylenimine-Linked Microbeads for Selective CO2 Capture. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sachin Mane
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center
for Advanced Materials (SICAM), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center
for Advanced Materials (SICAM), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center
for Advanced Materials (SICAM), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center
for Advanced Materials (SICAM), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented
Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center
for Advanced Materials (SICAM), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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Imamura K, Yoshida H, Ozaki M. Field strength and frequency tunable, two-way rotation of liquid crystal micro-particles dispersed in a liquid crystal host. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:4433-4440. [PMID: 28530008 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00535k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Liquid crystal (LC) micro-particles are functional materials possessing anisotropies of LCs originating from their inner molecular alignment, and are fabricated by polymerizing pre-aligned rod-like molecules in the LC state. Here we demonstrate field strength and frequency tunable two-way rotation control of LC micro-particles in a LC host, and unravel its mechanism by theoretically calculating the contributing free energies. Cuboid-shaped micro-particles with inner molecular alignment along the long axis are fabricated via two-photon excited direct laser writing, and dispersed in a dual-frequency (DF) LC to be electrically driven by a voltage applied in the in-plane direction of the cell. Under an electric field, the particles rotate either clockwise or anticlockwise to align the inner molecular alignment parallel or perpendicular to the applied field; however, unlike conventional LCs, the rotation direction depends not only on the frequency, but also on the strength of the field. The complex motion is found to be the result of a delicate balance between the elastic energy of the host LC around the particle and the electrostatic energies of the host and the particle. Understanding complex rotational motion in LC/LC-particle composites is a step towards the development of advanced switching materials with superior performance.
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- Koki Imamura
- Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Zhang Y, Lin J, Deng J. Effects of cosolvents on helical substituted polyacetylene particles prepared through suspension polymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yingjie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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Galangash MM, Kolkasaraei ZN, Ghavidast A, Shirzad-Siboni M. Facile synthesis of methyl propylaminopropanoate functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for removal of acid red 114 from aqueous solution. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22710d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The removal of AR-114 from aqueous solution by novel nano-adsorbent Fe3O4@SiO2–MPAP through hydrogen bonding interactions.
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- Department of Environmental Science
- Faculty of Natural Resources
- University of Guilan
- Sowmeh Sara
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science
- Faculty of Natural Resources
- University of Guilan
- Sowmeh Sara
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- School of Health
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences
- Rasht
- Iran
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Yu B, Luo Y, Cong H, Gu C, Wang W, Tian C, Zhai J, Usman M. Preparation of crosslinked porous polyurea microspheres in one-step precipitation polymerization and its application for water treatment. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21013a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Porous polyurea microspheres (PPUMs) were simply prepared in one-step by the precipitation polymerization of isophorone diisocyanate with triethylenetetramine and SiO2 particles.
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- Bing Yu
- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Qingdao University
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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