Depletion versus stabilization induced by polymers and nanoparticles: The state of the art

X Xing, L Hua, T Ngai - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The entropic depletion interaction has been the subject of several studies over the past
decade because it plays an important role in many industrial applications and also involves …

Temperature-sensitive tribological performance of titanium alloy lubricated with PNIPAM microgels

Y Xu, Y Bao, Z Liu, Q Zheng, Y Dong, R Song… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the pressent work, nanosized poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide)(PNIPAM) microgels were
prepared and used as lubricant additives in bovine calf serum (BCS) for titanium alloy/ultra …

Anisotropic self-assembly from isotropic colloidal building blocks

M Rey, AD Law, DMA Buzza… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Spherical colloidal particles generally self-assemble into hexagonal lattices in two
dimensions. However, more complex, non-hexagonal phases have been predicted …

Core-shell composite of hierarchical MoS2 nanosheets supported on graphitized hollow carbon microspheres for high performance lithium-ion batteries

Y Xia, B Wang, X Zhao, G Wang, H Wang - Electrochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, a core-shell composite composed of MoS 2 nanosheets grown on hollow
carbon microspheres is synthesized by a hydrothermal and a subsequent annealing route …

Raspberry-Shaped Microgels Assembled at the Oil–Water Interface by Heterocoagulation of Complementary Microgels

X Guan, J Wei, Y Xia, T Ngai - ACS Macro Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Raspberry-shaped particles have attracted increasing interest due to their tunable surface
morphologies and physicochemical properties. A variety of covalent and noncovalent …

Tuning the tribological property with thermal sensitive microgels for aqueous lubrication

G Liu, X Wang, F Zhou, W Liu - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013 - ACS Publications
Thermoresponsive microgels, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-graft-poly (ethylene
glycol)(PNIPAAm-g-PEG), were synthesized via emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization and …

Fabrication of rough colloids by heteroaggregation

M Zanini, CP Hsu, T Magrini, E Marini, L Isa - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Colloidal particles are normally considered to be topographically smooth and chemically
uniform (down to the nanoscale). Nevertheless, surface heterogeneities do exist and have a …

Colloidal particles with complex microstructures via phase separation in swelled polymer microspheres

Z Luo, Y Li, B Liu - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer microparticles with complex microstructures, including cut spheres, bowl-like
particles, hollow spheres with holes and porous hollow spheres, were prepared via phase …

Nanoparticle-based topical ophthalmic formulation for sustained release of stereoisomeric dipeptide prodrugs of ganciclovir

X Yang, SJ Shah, Z Wang, V Agrahari, D Pal… - Drug delivery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Poly (d, l-lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) nanoparticles (NP) of Val-Val dipeptide
monoester prodrugs of ganciclovir (GCV) including L-Val-L-Val-GCV (LLGCV), L-Val-D-Val …

Gelation of large hard particles with short-range attraction induced by bridging of small soft microgels

J Luo, G Yuan, C Zhao, CC Han, J Chen, Y Liu - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, mixed suspensions of large hard polystyrene microspheres and small soft poly
(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels are used as model systems to investigate the static and …