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Synthesis of Nano/Microstructures at Fluid Interfaces
Author(s) -
Niu Zhongwei,
He Jinbo,
Russell Thomas P.,
Wang Qian
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201001623
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , materials science , janus , nanoelectronics , drug delivery , nanoparticle , nano , shell (structure) , composite material
The generation of novel multifunctional materials with hierarchical ordering is a major focus of current materials science and engineering. For such endeavors, fluid interfaces, such as air–liquid and liquid–liquid interfaces, offer ideal platforms where nanoparticles or colloidal particles can accumulate and self‐assemble. Different assembly processes and reactions have been performed at fluid interfaces to generate hierarchical structures, including two‐dimensional crystalline films, colloidosomes, raspberry‐like core–shell structures, and Janus particles, which lead to broad applications in drug delivery and controlled release, nanoelectronics, sensors, food supplements, and cosmetics.