Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

Self-indicating polymers have emerged as a promising class of smart materials that possess
the unique ability to undergo detectable variations in their physical or chemical properties in …

Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Micro-or nanosized three-dimensional crosslinked polymeric networks have been designed
and described for various biomedical applications, including living cell encapsulation, tissue …

A new type of redox/pH dual stimuli-responsive poly (methacrylic acid)(PMAA)-based
nanohydrogels was prepared from methacrylic acid and N, N-bis (acryloyl) cystamine …

In 2003, we successfully created the first fluorescent polymeric thermometer by combining a
thermo-responsive polymer and an environment-sensitive (polarity and hydrogen bonding …

A highly selective ratiometric fluorescent chemodosimeter derived from 4-
hydroxynaphthalimide was designed and synthesized to image palladium species in living …

In this work, we invented a new method to synthesize boron-and nitrogen-co-doped
graphene quantum dots (B, N-GQDs). This synthesis method was more reliable, simple, and …

This feature article provides, for the first time, an overview of the research that guided the
way from fundamental studies of the thermo-responsive phase separation of aqueous …

Solubility and functionality of polymeric materials are essential properties determining their
role in any application. In that regard, double hydrophilic copolymers (DHC) are typically …