Colloidal robotics

AT Liu, M Hempel, JF Yang, AM Brooks, A Pervan… - Nature materials, 2023 - nature.com
Robots have components that work together to accomplish a task. Colloids are particles,
usually less than 100 µm, that are small enough that they do not settle out of solution …

Colloidal nanoparticle inks for printing functional devices: emerging trends and future prospects

M Zeng, Y Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal nanoparticles have been widely studied and proven to have unique and superior
properties compared to their bulk form and are attractive building blocks for diverse …

Artificial visual perception nervous system based on low-dimensional material photoelectric memristors

Y Pei, L Yan, Z Wu, J Lu, J Zhao, J Chen, Q Liu… - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
The visual perception system is the most important system for human learning since it
receives over 80% of the learning information from the outside world. With the exponential …

Leaching of graphene oxide nanosheets in simulated soil and their influences on microbial communities

Q Zhou, D Li, T Wang, X Hu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
With the wide use of graphene-like nanosheets, especially in agriculture, their release into
the environment, it is crucial to grasp the fate of nanosheets in soil and minimum ecological …

2D layered materials for memristive and neuromorphic applications

CY Wang, C Wang, F Meng, P Wang… - Advanced Electronic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With many fantastic properties, memristive devices are a top candidate for next‐generation
memory and neuromorphic computing chips. Significant research progress has been made …

MOF-derived Co (Ni) Ox species loading on two-dimensional cobalt phosphide: A Janus electrocatalyst toward efficient and stable overall water splitting

T Zhang, X Ren, F Ma, X Jiang, Y Wen, W He… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve the requirement of" green chemistry''in electrocatalysis, finely-adjusting the
electronic structure of the electrocatalytic materials proves effective to highly expose surface …

[HTML][HTML] Superiority of modified graphene oxide for enhancing the growth, yield, and antioxidant potential of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) under salt stress

NE Mahmoud, RM Abdelhameed - Plant Stress, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinity is a serious global problem that affects the vegetative growth and
photosynthesis rates of plants. Additionally, a high salinity facilitates the accumulation of free …

High energy density picoliter-scale zinc-air microbatteries for colloidal robotics

G Zhang, S Yang, JF Yang, D Gonzalez-Medrano… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
The recent interest in microscopic autonomous systems, including microrobots, colloidal
state machines, and smart dust, has created a need for microscale energy storage and …

Polymer nanocomposites with aligned two-dimensional materials

Z Zhang, J Du, J Li, X Huang, T Kang, C Zhang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of nanomaterials with exotic mechanical and functional properties to reinforce
otherwise softer and inert polymers or resins promises the development of high-performance …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of Janus membrane

S Qian, B Zhao, J Mao, Z Liu, Q Zhao, B Lu, X Mao… - Biomedical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The traditional membrane with single structure cannot satisfy complex clinical applications.
Inspired by lotus leaf, a novel structure Janus membrane has achieved more attention …