Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of porous coordination polymers, which
are distinguished among polymer materials due to their remarkable properties, such as …

One may discover a stone tool by chance but it takes more than luck to make a car or cell
phone. With the advance of nanoscience, the synthesis of increasingly sophisticated …

The progress of environment friendly and cost-effective energy storage and conversion
technologies to combat pollution and the impending energy problem has recently attracted …

The development of a simple and reproducible route to prepare uniform core@ TiO2
structures is urgent for realizing multifunctional responses and harnessing multiple …

Nanocarriers are of paramount significance for drug delivery and nanomedicine technology.
Given the imperfect systems and nonideal therapeutic effects, there are works to be done in …

Controllable integration of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) and metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs) is leading to the creation of many new multifunctional materials. In this Research …

Core–shell nanoparticles (CSNs) have attracted considerable attention because of their
promising applications in a wide range of fields. Recently, substantial efforts have been …

Uniform Au@ CeO2 core–shell submicrospheres, in which a Au nanoparticle core is coated
with a shell composed of CeO2 nanoparticles, are easily synthesized by using hydrothermal …

The recent progress made in the period 2010–2012 in the preparation and application of
polyaniline (PANI) composites with metals, metalloids and nonmetals is reviewed. A …

The core–shell nanoparticle structure, which consists of an inner layer “guest” nanoparticle
encapsulated inside another of a different material, is the simplest motif in two-component …