A popular principle in designing chemical micromachines is to take advantage of
asymmetric chemical reactions such as the catalytic decomposition of H2O2. Contrary to …

Janus materials with anisotropy shapes and chemical compositions, including Janus
particles, Janus nanosheets, and Janus membranes, have a great significance in the …

Langmuir monolayers of silica/gold Janus particles with two different degrees of
amphiphilicity have been examined to study the significance of particle surface …

Symmetry is a significant concept that has played a fundamental role in various fields of
science, including particle physics, condensed matter physics, and materials science …

Microrotors are an indispensable component in micromachines, yet their usefulness has
been limited by a lack of simple, inexpensive, and controlled fabrication technique that …

Janus nanoparticles containing plasmonic materials have attracted great attention in the
thermoplasmonic community due to their potential for applications in thermoelectronics or …

Various aspects of the behavior of Janus particles near liquid/liquid interfaces have been
studied through different experimental and theoretical realizations, but the effect of motility …

Chemically active particles achieve motility without external forces and torques (“self-
propulsion”) due to catalytic chemical reactions at their surfaces, which change the chemical …

Chemically active particles suspended in a liquid solution can achieve self-motility by locally
changing the chemical composition of the solution via catalytic reactions at their surfaces …

Active Janus colloids are functional particles that combine two distinct chemical or physical
surface properties. The anisotropic nature of this class of patchy particles allows them to …