The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the
separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in …

This paper reports a comprehensive study on the synthesis and self-assembly of two model
series of molecular shape amphiphiles, namely, hydrophilic [60] fullerene (AC60) tethered …

Two hydrogen (H)-bond donors, phenol and l-threonine, were added into the aqueous
solutions containing crystalline micelles of a poly (ε-caprolactone)-b-poly (ethylene …

Palladium (Pd) nanostructures are attracting much attention due to their intriguing optical,
electrical, and catalytic properties. Pd-catalytic hydrogenation is an effective route for …

Surface modification of the nanoparticles using surface anchoring of amphiphilic polymers
offers considerable scope for the design of a wide range of brush-coated hybrid …

A challenging aim in both materials physics and chemistry is the construction of complex
and functional superstructures from designed nanoscale building units. Block copolymer …

Hierarchically ordered microstructures, self-assembled from copolymers, have drawn
considerable attentions in the last decades. Study of hierarchical microstructure impacts …

In this study, we used a combination of atom transfer radical polymerization, ring opening
polymerization, and click chemistry to synthesize new organic/inorganic macromolecular self …

We report the shape-memory PAA/PEO blends where in situ hydrogen-bonding complex
and the excess PEO component serve as elastomer and switching element, respectively …