Over the past two decades, metal-seeded growth has been the most widely used method for Si nanowire synthesis. However, preparation methods of metal catalysts mostly involve indirect, multi-step procedures and suffer fro...
This work addresses the use of ionic liquids (ILs) as additives for formation of epoxy-silica nanocomposites, via the simultaneous sol-gel process and epoxy network build-up. The application of different methylimidazoliu...
A bioresponsive controlled release system based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MS) was designed and constructed. Through the DNAa/DANb assembly, DNAb-modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs-DNAb) could be attached to the...
Colloidal mesoporous silica (CMS) nanoparticles with a thin titania-enriched outer shell showing a spatially resolved functionality were synthesized by a delayed co-condensation approach. The titania-shell can serve as a...
In this work, we report a facile strategy for the synthesis of carbon-supported SnO(2) nanowire arrays using SBA-15 nanorods as template. In the first step, molten SnCl(2)center dot 2H(2)O is efficiently infiltrated into...
The immobilization of mammalian cells in suitable matrices that can retain their viability and capability to produce certain metabolites has gained attention in recent years. In this work, hybridoma cells were immobilize...
High-quality poly(5-formylindole) (P5FIn) films with conductivity of 2.43 x 10(-2) S cm(-1) were synthesized electrochemically by direct anodic oxidation of 5-formylindole (5FIn). The electrochemical, thermal, fluorescen...
Hollow silica nanospheres with uniform size of about 30 nm have been successfully synthesized using a template of ABC triblock copolymer micelles of poly(styrene-b-2-vinyl pyridine-b-ethylene oxide) (PS-PVP-PEO) with a c...
Nickel orthoborate Ni(3)(BO(3))(2) nanoribbons were synthesized via a facile solid state reaction. The process is very simple and only two chemicals (H(3)BO(3) and Ni(NO(3))(2)) are used. It is the first time that well-d...
A novel facile route, denoted here as I(0)HO similar to COO(-)S(+), was reported to synthesize cubic Im3m mesoporous silicas and metal substituted analogues for the first time by utilizing commercial conventional cationi...
Transparent matrix materials with low-loss and low-permittivity are an important component of integrated optical devices including filters, lenses, and novel metamaterials. Many of the structural matrix materials that ar...
The formation mechanisms of self-organized anodic titania nanotube arrays have been widely studied with an aim towards enabling precise control of nanotube array morphology and properties, thereby allowing control of fab...
We use an electric field sensitive hydrogel (EFSH) to embed and fill the wing scales of sunset moth with rich structural colors. The EFSH swells and de-swells with volume transition that modifies the structures of wing s...
The control of protein adsorption and cell attachment to materials is of great importance in many fields, including biomaterials, tissue engineering, biosensors, drug delivery and bioseparations. The wettability of a mat...
This paper reports the fabrication of layered double hydroxide nanosheets (LDH nanosheets)/Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) ultrathin films (UTFs) via the layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly technique, and their electrocatalytic perfo...
Porous graphene oxide foams were prepared by unidirectional freeze-drying technology and used to investigate the reaction between graphene oxide (GO) and SO(2). The structure and composition changes of the graphene oxide...