Current status and future developments in preparation and application of nonspherical polymer particles

Bing Yu; Hailin Cong; Qiaohong Peng; Chuantao Gu; Qi Tang; Xiaodan Xu; Chao Tian; Feng Zhai

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2018.04.010

Current status and future developments in preparation and application of nonspherical polymer particles

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2018 Jun:256:126-151. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

Authors

Bing Yu¹, Hailin Cong², Qiaohong Peng³, Chuantao Gu³, Qi Tang³, Xiaodan Xu³, Chao Tian³, Feng Zhai³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
² Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China. Electronic address: conghailin@qdu.edu.cn.
³ Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.

PMID: 29705026
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2018.04.010

Abstract

Nonspherical polymer particles (NPPs) are nano/micro-particulates of macromolecules that are anisotropic in shape, and can be designed anisotropic in chemistry. Due to shape and surface anisotropies, NPPs bear many unique structures and fascinating properties which are distinctly different from those of spherical polymer particles (SPPs). In recent years, the research on NPPs has surprisingly blossomed in recent years, and many practical materials based on NPPs with potential applications in photonic device, material science and biomedical engineering have been generated. In this review, we give a systematic, balanced and comprehensive summary of the main aspects of NPPs related to their preparation and application, and propose perspectives for the future developments of NPPs.

Keywords: Anisotropic colloids; Colloidal crystals; Janus particles; Nonspherical polymer particles; Seeded polymerization.

Publication types

Review