Accelerating cellulose nanocrystal assembly into chiral nanostructures

Q Wang, W Niu, S Feng, J Liu, H Liu, Q Zhu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) suspensions self-assembled into chiral nematic liquid crystals.
This property has enabled the development of versatile optical materials with fascinating …

Stimuli induced cellulose nanomaterials alignment and its emerging applications: A review

Q Zhu, Q Yao, J Sun, H Chen, W Xu, J Liu… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The developments of cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) require in-depth understandings of
the process-structure-property-performance relationship. Limited control over CNMs …

Fire‐resistant structural material enabled by an anisotropic thermally conductive hexagonal boron nitride coating

W Gan, C Chen, Z Wang, Y Pei, W Ping… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fire retardant coatings have been proven effective at reducing the heat release rate (HRR)
of structural materials during burning; yet effective methods for increasing the ignition …

Super-resolution visualization of self-assembling helical fibers using aggregation-induced emission luminogens in stimulated emission depletion nanoscopy

D Dang, H Zhang, Y Xu, R Xu, Z Wang, RTK Kwok… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Organic fluorophores for stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy usually suffer
from quenched emission in the aggregate state and inferior photostability, which largely limit …

Reversible Micrometer‐Scale Spiral Self‐Assembly in Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymer Film with Controllable Chiral Response

J Yuan, X Lu, Q Li, Z Lü, Q Lu - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The spiral is a fundamental structure in nature and spiral structures with controllable
handedness are of increasing interest in the design of new chiroptical materials. In this …

Functional wood for carbon dioxide capture

S Roy, FA Philip, EF Oliveira, G Singh, S Joseph… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
With increasing global climate change, integrated concepts to innovate sustainable
structures that can multiaxially address CO 2 mitigation are crucial. Here, we fabricate a …

Shape-programmable liquid metal fibers

B Ma, J Zhang, G Chen, Y Chen, C Xu, L Lei, H Liu - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Conductive and stretchable fibers are the cornerstone of intelligent textiles and
imperceptible electronics. Among existing fiber conductors, gallium-based liquid metals …

Tuning the Chiral Structures from Self‐Assembled Carbohydrate Derivatives

Y Yao, X Meng, C Li, KV Bernaerts, K Zhang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbohydrates have been regarded as one of the most ideally suited candidates for chirality
study via self‐assembly owning to their unique chemical structures, abundance, and …

Self‐Assembly of Surface‐Acylated Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Graphene Oxide for Multiresponsive Janus‐Like Films with Time‐Dependent Dry‐State Structures

H Liu, B Pang, Q Tang, M Müller, H Zhang… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For the first time Janus‐like films of surface‐acylated cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) with or
without graphene oxide (GO) via one‐step evaporation‐driven self‐assembly process are …

Highly efficient and cost-effective removal of patulin from apple juice by surface engineering of diatomite with sulfur-functionalized graphene oxide

M Liu, J Wang, X Wang, W Zhu, X Yao, L Su, J Sun… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Patulin (PAT) contamination of apple juice leads to a serious food safety issue. Developing
an excellent adsorbent to efficiently remove PAT is more desirable. Herein, a cost-effective …