An uniaxial press can assemble monodisperse silica spheres to photonic glasses that exhibit finely tunable Mie scattering.
Energy and Catalysis Research in China
The latest research results in energy and catalysis from the Chinese research community are highlighted in a Special Issue published in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
Materials Science in the Basque Country
Luis Liz Marzán of CIC biomaGUNE presents the latest on materials science in the Basque Country in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization.
Remotely Controlled Colloids, Interfaces, and Biosystems
The first topical Special Issue of Particle & Particle Systems Characterization – guest edited by Gleb Sukhorukov, Igor Luzinov, and Sergiy Minko.
Fluorinated graphene oxide and its properties
The synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide for sprayable hydrophobic and lipophobic coatings is described.
X-ray techniques to peek into nanoparticle synthesis
The advantages and disadvantages of the available X-ray techniques for real-time testing of the colloidal nanoparticle synthesis are reviewed.
Look Both Ways: Metallic Janus Particles Reviewed
Patchy particles, and Janus particles in particular, already have such broad application potential that it’s hard to believe they are a relatively young concept to nanoscience.
Microcarrier Design Strategies for Controlled Bioagent Encapsulation and Release
Bioactive agents, such as synthetic drugs, proteins, and cells, can be encapsulated in biocompatible microcarriers for a variety of biological applications.
Welding polymers using nanofibers and light
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a way to melt or “weld” specific portions of polymers by embedding aligned nanoparticles within the materials.
Graphene gives metal nanocrystals the wrap
A new route to fabricate graphene-wrapped nanoparticles of controlled morphology has been reported.