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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3148585 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20110706 29
Synthetic asymmetrical systems, Janus particles and patchy particles, are capable of undergoing hierarchical assembly processes that mimic those of Nature, to serve as switchable devices, optical probes, phase-transfer catalysts, and multifunctional drug carriers, each of which benefits from opposing surface patterns that behave differently. Production of nanometer-sized Janus particles that are equipped with efficient chemistries remains a challenge. A robust Janus-faced polymer nanoparticle fr ...[more]