Reconfiguring self-assembly of photoresponsive hybrid colloids

N Kang, J Zhu, X Zhang, H Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The reconfigurable self-assembly of colloidal particles allows the bottom-up creation of
adaptive materials, yet significant challenges remain. Here, we demonstrate a synthesis of …

Shape‐Dictated Self‐Assembly of Photoresponsive Hybrid Colloids

H Zhang, X Feng, X Xia, J Zhu, H Wang, R Ni… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shape‐dictated self‐assembly of hybrid colloids induced by chemical concentration
gradients generated by photocatalytic reactions of the colloids is studied. Different shapes …

Template‐assisted self‐assembly of spherical colloids into complex and controllable structures

Y Xia, Y Yin, Y Lu, J McLellan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal aggregates with well‐controlled sizes, shapes, and structures have been
fabricated by dewetting aqueous dispersions of monodispersed spherical colloids across …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially and temporally reconfigurable assembly of colloidal crystals

Y Kim, AA Shah, MJ Solomon - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
The self-assembly of colloidal crystals is important to the production of materials with
functional optical, mechanical and conductive properties. Yet, self-assembly methods are …

Self-assembly dynamics of reconfigurable colloidal molecules

I Chakraborty, DJG Pearce, RW Verweij, SC Matysik… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Colloidal molecules are designed to mimic their molecular analogues through their
anisotropic shape and interactions. However, current experimental realizations are missing …

Photoswitchable Dissipative Two‐Dimensional Colloidal Crystals

J Vialetto, M Anyfantakis, S Rudiuk… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Control over particle interactions and organization at fluid interfaces is of great importance
both for fundamental studies and practical applications. Rendering these systems stimulus …

Assembling oppositely charged lock and key responsive colloids: A mesoscale analog of adaptive chemistry

AM Mihut, B Stenqvist, M Lund, P Schurtenberger… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
We have seen a considerable effort in colloid sciences to copy Nature's successful
strategies to fabricate complex functional structures through self-assembly. This includes …

Photothermally reconfigurable colloidal crystals at a fluid interface, a generic approach for optically tunable lattice properties

J Vialetto, S Rudiuk, M Morel… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Optically addressable colloidal assembly at fluid interfaces is a highly desired component to
generate reconfigurable 2D materials but has rarely been achieved and only with specific …

Colloidal Self‐Assembly: From Passive to Active Systems

Y Huang, C Wu, J Chen, J Tang - … Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly fundamentally implies the organization of small sub‐units into large
structures or patterns without the intervention of specific local interactions. This process is …

Active patchy colloids with shape-tunable dynamics

Z Wang, Z Wang, J Li, STH Cheung… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Controlling the complex dynamics of active colloids—the autonomous locomotion of
colloidal particles and their spontaneous assembly—is challenging yet crucial for creating …