Colloidal ionogels: Controlled assembly and self-propulsion upon tunable swelling.

• Tác giả: Dezhou Cao, Xiaowen Chen, Donghao Cui, Dongqing He, Mohd Yasir Khan, Jiayu Liu, Xing Ma, Yixin Peng, Jinyao Tang, Wei Wang, Zuyao Yan
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Journal of colloid and interface science , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 61172

Tóm tắt

Active colloids driven out of thermal equilibrium serve as building blocks for smart materials with tunable structures and functions. Using chemical energy to drive colloids is advantageous but requires precise control over chemical release. To address this, we developed colloidal ionogels-polymer microspheres infused with ionic liquids-that show controlled assembly and self-propulsion upon tunable swelling. For example, we synthesized microspheres of polymethylmethacrylate loaded with ionic liquid [Bmim][PF