Ionogels offer great potential for diverse electric applications. However, it remains challenging to fabricate high-performance ionogels with both good mechanical strength and high conductivity. Here, a new kind of transparent ionogel conductivity is designed via locking free ionic liquid (IL), i.e., 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([EMIm][DCA]), into charged poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PAMPS)-based double networks. On the one hand, PAMPS network provides...

Abstract Nanostructured polyion complexes (PICs) are appealing in biomaterials applications. Yet, conventional assembly suffers from the weakness scale‐up and reproducibility. Only a few low‐dimensional PICs available to date. Herein we report an efficient scalable strategy prepare libraries of PICs. It involves visible‐light‐mediated RAFT polymerization ionic monomer presence opposite charge at 5–50 % w/w total solids concentration water 25 °C, namely, polymerization‐induced electrostatic...

Abstract Three-dimensional superlattices consisting of nanoparticles represent a new class condensed materials with collective properties arising from coupling interactions between close-packed nanoparticles. Despite recent advances in self-assembly nanoparticle superlattices, the constituent have been limited to those that are attainable as monodisperse In addition, self-assembled generally weakly coupled due surface-coating ligands. Here we report fabrication three-dimensionally...

Polyion complexation (PIC) as the driving force of polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA), that is, PIC–PISA, is explored. Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization NH3+-monomer 2-aminoethylacrylamide hydrochloride (AEAM) can be achieved in water under visible light irradiation at 25 °C, using nonionic poly2-hydroxypropylmethacrylamide (PHPMA) macromolecular agent presence anionic poly(sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate) (PAMPS)...

Analogous to cellulose, polymers whose monomer units possess both hydrogen donators and acceptors are generally insoluble in ambient water because of bonding (HB). Herein we present stimuli-responsive long aqueous cylindrical vesicles (nanotubes) synthesized directly using HB-driven polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) under visible-light-mediated RAFT dispersion polymerization at 25 °C. The PISA undergoes an unprecedented film/silk-to-ribbon-to-vesicle transition films/silks/ribbons...

Smart and functional fibers have demonstrated great potentials in a wide range of applications including wearable devices other high-tech fields, but design fabrication smart with manageable structures as well versatile functions are still challenge. Herein, an ingenious bending-stiffness-directed strategy is developed to fabricate phase-change different bending stiffnesses for diverse applications. Specifically, the hydrophobic Kevlar aerogel-confined paraffin wax (PW@H-KAF) fabricated by...

With the ever-increasing demand for low power electronics, neuromorphic computing has garnered huge interest in recent times. Implementing hardware will be a severe boost applications involving complex processes such as image processing and pattern recognition. Artificial neurons form critical part circuits, have been realized with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry past. Recently, metal-insulator-transition materials used to realize artificial neurons. Although...

Aerogel fibers, the simultaneous embodiment of aerogel porous network and fiber slender geometry, have shown critical advantages over natural synthetic fibers in thermal insulation. However, how to control building block orientation degree resulting during dynamic sol-gel transition process expand their functions for emerging applications is a great challenge. Herein, nanoscale Kevlar liquid crystal (NKLC) with different degrees been fabricated from nanofibers via spinning, transition,...

Nanostructured polyion complexes (PICs) are expected to serve as novel platforms stabilize and deliver drugs, proteins, nucleic acids. Yet, traditional self-assembly suffers from lack of scale-up reproducibility. Particularly for one-component PICs, only spheres available date. Here, we report an efficient scalable strategy prepare low-dimensional PICs. It involves visible-light-mediated RAFT iterative polymerization opposite-charge monomers at 25% w/w solids in water 25 °C....

To meet the demands of future intelligent application scenarios, time-efficient information acquisition and energy-efficient data processing capabilities terminal electronic systems are indispensable. However, in current commercial visual systems, visible is collected by image sensors, converted into digital format data, transferred to memory units processors for subsequent tasks. As a result, most time energy wasted conversion movement, which leads large latency low efficiency. Here, based...

Block copolymer nanoparticles have been widely used for advanced materials. However, the stabilization is challenging. Herein, we present a method convenient yet reliable synthesis of stabilized polyion complex (PIC) nanometer-sized spheres and micrometer-sized ultrathin lamellae vesicles by taking advantage wavelength orthogonality UV-induced disulfide exchange visible light-initiated polymerization-induced electrostatic self-assembly (PIESA). Disulfide-containing PIC are synthesized at...

We herein present sequence-controlled polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) via photoswitchable reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization of oppositely-charged monomers using polyethylene glycol agent in water at 25 °C. Thorough block leads to a electrostatic named ABC-mode (PIESA), by which PEGylated (PEG, glycol) polyion complex (PIC) spheres, lamellae, and vesicles are achieved. demonstrate the inherent spontaneous zwitterionic alternating nature,...

We report an updated polymerization-induced thermal self-assembly (PITSA) [Figg, C. A.; et al. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 1230]. The concept is validated using visible light initiated RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization of diacetone acrylamide monomer at 25 – 70 °C. This PITSA formulation produces block copolymer lamellae °C while the morphology evolves from spheres to worms vesicles during 60 °C, which above lower critical solution chain length (LCSCL) core-forming block. Particle shape and...

Abstract Spatial proteomics elucidates cellular biochemical changes with unprecedented topological level. Imaging mass cytometry (IMC) is a high-dimensional single-cell resolution platform for targeted spatial proteomics. However, the precision of subsequent clinical analysis constrained by imaging noise and resolution. Here, we propose SpiDe-Sr, super-resolution network embedded denoising module IMC enhancement. SpiDe-Sr effectively resists improves 4 times. We demonstrate respectively...

Dopant-induced phenomena: Doping with sodium ions can stimulate the formation of monodisperse ultrathin La2O2S nanoplates tunable self-assembled superstructures (see picture) and robust fluorescence in surfactant solutions by creating oxygen vacancies host lattice during sulfurization reactions. Detailed facts importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They made available submitted authors. Please...

An inverse design algorithm has been developed that predicts the necessary topographical template needed to direct self-assembly of a diblock copolymer produce given complex target structure. The approach is optimized by varying number posts, post size, and block volume fraction yield solution generates structure in reproducible manner. implemented computationally predict arrangements will two different structures predicted templates are tested experimentally with...

Synthesis of diverse two-dimensional nanostructures with unique material properties is current interest and multidisciplinary importance but remains a challenge for trivalent rare earth (RE)–selenium (Se) compounds because the weak affinity between hard cations soft selenium anions. In this article, first time, we report mild solution approach toward series RE–selenium compound nanocrystals, namely RESe2 nanosheets (RE = La to Nd, EuSe2, nanobars were obtained) RE4O4Se3 nanoplates Sm, Gd...

In this article, we present a chemoaffinity-mediated synthetic strategy toward trivalent rare earth (RE) sulfides-based nanocrystals with poor affinity between cation and anion (i.e., RE(3+) S(2-)). With the mediation among multiple constituents based on hard soft acid base theory, synthesized series of monodisperse NaRES(2) (RE = La to Lu, Y). The revelation nanocrystal growth mechanism from both experimental evidence crystal structure modeling has enabled robust control over sizes...

Production of high-performance and stable low-cost copper (Cu)-based flexible transparent electrodes (FTEs) is urgently needed for the development new-generation optoelectronic devices, but it still remains challenging. Herein, we developed a facile approach to fabricate high-performance, ultra-stable Cu grid (CuG)-based FTEs by UV lithography-assisted electroless deposition patterned on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which then encapsulated thin poly(1-vinyl-3-ethylimidazolium...

Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is a powerful method for the synthesis of polymeric kinetically frozen core nanoparticles. However, PISA biologically important fluidic materials unexplored. Herein we present liquid-liquid phase separation mode PISA. The proof concept established by means complex coacervation in visible light-initiated RAFT dispersion polymerization anionic monomer presence protonated polyethylenimine water at 25 °C. We demonstrate stage-by-stage nano to micron...