Emulsion-confined self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into 3D superstructures

Nanoscale polymer discs, toroids and platelets: a survey of their syntheses and potential applications

“…73 Emulsion-confined self-assembly has demonstrated its potential to produce nanodiscs and toroids, but exhibits further untapped potential, especially in using discrete nanoparticles in conjunction with (co)polymers. 274 Similarly, the use This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2024 of pre-segmented polymer particles, like MPBs, adds another feature to this type of self-assembly as MPBs are both a nanoparticle as well as a giant copolymer-like macromolecule. 267 Further inspiration and design principles may be taken directly from nature, who is able to pack DNA into well-defined objects.…”

Molecular Engineering and Confinement Effect Powered Ultrabright Nanoparticles for Improving Sensitivity of Lateral Flow Immunoassay

“…The synthesis of fluorescent NPs plays a vital role for subsequent applications. 20 Owing to its high solubility and low energy gap, the ideal AIEgen (TCPEME) was employed for preparing TFNPs via microemulsion method 21 (Figure 2a). The photographs of the TFNPs were obtained under natural light and UV light, which exhibited a white color and strong emission (Figure 2b).…”

Magnetic-responsive Pickering emulsions based on MFe2O4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) for green and efficient oxidation of benzyl alcohol

“…These limitations stimulate the development of new methods, such as magneticfield-assisted separation, to facilitate catalyst separation and recycling. Although magnetic particles have been widely used as Pickering emulsion stabilizers, which were well reviewed recently, [29][30][31][32][33][34] magnetic-responsive PIC for the oxidation of alcohols is still a challenge. For example, yolk-shell Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @PMO was developed and further converted to an adsorbent and a catalyst with high efficiency and recyclability for the aerobic oxidation of various alcohols using an external magnet.…”