[HTML][HTML] Tackling orientation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): The quest to enhance MOF performance

IE Khalil, J Fonseca, MR Reithofer, T Eder… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the structure and properties of anisotropic metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) vary with
certain directions in space, controlling the orientation of these MOFs allows full advantage to …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of Pickering emulsions: solid-particle materials, classification, morphology, and applications

Y Yang, Z Fang, X Chen, W Zhang, Y Xie… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Pickering emulsion, a kind of emulsion stabilized only by solid particles locating at oil–water
interface, has been discovered a century ago, while being extensively studied in recent …

Aspiration-assisted bioprinting for precise positioning of biologics

B Ayan, DN Heo, Z Zhang, M Dey, A Povilianskas… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is an appealing approach for building tissues; however,
bioprinting of mini-tissue blocks (ie, spheroids) with precise control on their positioning in 3D …

Mechanical properties of nanoparticles: basics and applications

D Guo, G Xie, J Luo - Journal of physics D: applied physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The special mechanical properties of nanoparticles allow for novel applications in many
fields, eg, surface engineering, tribology and nanomanufacturing/nanofabrication. In this …

Nanoparticle assembly at liquid–liquid interfaces: From the nanoscale to mesoscale

S Shi, TP Russell - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few decades, novel syntheses of a wide range of nanoparticles (NPs) with well‐
defined chemical composition and structure have opened tremendous opportunities in areas …

Response surface optimization for the electromagnetohydrodynamic Cu-polyvinyl alcohol/water Jeffrey nanofluid flow with an exponential heat source

A Kumar, BK Sharma, R Gandhi, NK Mishra… - Journal of Magnetism …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article examines the sensitivity analysis of Jeffrey fluid flow in the presence of copper
nanoparticles with polyvinyl alcohol water serving as the base fluid under the influence of …

Normal capillary forces

HJ Butt, M Kappl - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2009 - Elsevier
A liquid meniscus between two lyophilic solid surfaces causes an attractive force, the
capillary force. The meniscus can form by capillary condensation or by accumulation of …

Approaches to self-assembly of colloidal monolayers: A guide for nanotechnologists

V Lotito, T Zambelli - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
Self-assembly of quasi-spherical colloidal particles in two-dimensional (2D) arrangements is
essential for a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to surface engineering, from …

Building reconfigurable devices using complex liquid–fluid interfaces

J Forth, PY Kim, G Xie, X Liu, BA Helms… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid–fluid interfaces provide a platform both for structuring liquids into complex shapes
and assembling dimensionally confined, functional nanomaterials. Historically, attention in …

Capillary interactions between anisotropic particles

L Botto, EP Lewandowski, M Cavallaro, KJ Stebe - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro and nanoparticle adsorption to and assembly by capillarity at fluid–fluid interfaces are
intriguing aspects of soft matter science with broad potential in the directed assembly of …