Tunable thermo-reversible bicontinuous nanoparticle gel driven by the binary solvent segregation

Yuyin Xi; Ronald S. Lankone; Li-Piin Sung; Yun Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20701-3

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Tunable thermo-reversible bicontinuous nanoparticle gel driven by the binary solvent segregation

Yuyin Xi,
Ronald S. Lankone,
Li-Piin Sung,
Yun Liu

Affiliations

Yuyin Xi: Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ronald S. Lankone: Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Li-Piin Sung: Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yun Liu: Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20701-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Bicontinuous porous materials made by colloidal self-assemblies have many applications. Xi et al. utilize colloidal particles dispersed in a binary solvent to form thermo-reversible bicontinuous gel structures with good reproducibility and scalability, and tunable structural and optical properties.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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