Tough Photonic Crystals Fabricated by Photo-Crosslinkage of Latex Spheres

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 509-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Entao Tian ◽  
Liying Cui ◽  
Jingxia Wang ◽  
Yanlin Song ◽  
Lei Jiang
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyi Zhao ◽  
Youzhuan Zhang ◽  
Jingxia Wang ◽  
Yanlin Song ◽  
Lei Jiang

This paper presents the preparation of phase-change polymer colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) by assembling hollow latex spheres encapsulated with dodecanol for the first time. The monodispersed hollow latex spheres were obtained by phase reversion of monodispersed core-shell latex spheres in the n-hexane, which dissolves the PS core and retains the PMMA/PAA shell. The as-prepared phase-change colloidal PCs show stable phase-change behavior. This fabrication of phase-change colloidal PCs would be significant for PC’s applications in functional coatings and various optic devices.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (30) ◽  
pp. 7208-7214 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. D. Shi ◽  
W. Y. Liu ◽  
D. Zhao ◽  
X. T. Li ◽  
R. M. Dou ◽  
...  

Centimeter-scale crack-free opal PC films are prepared in which the latex spheres are bound together through coordination bonds.


Author(s):  
Alain R. Trudel ◽  
M. Trudel

AirfugeR (Beckman) direct ultracentrifugation of viral samples on electron microscopy grids offers a rapid way to concentrate viral particles or subunits and facilitate their detection and study. Using the A-100 fixed angle rotor (30°) with a K factor of 19 at maximum speed (95 000 rpm), samples up to 240 μl can be prepared for electron microscopy observation in a few minutes: observation time is decreased and structural details are highlighted. Using latex spheres to calculate the increase in sensitivity compared to the inverted drop procedure, we obtained a 10 to 40 fold increase in sensitivity depending on the size of particles. This technique also permits quantification of viral particles in samples if an aliquot is mixed with latex spheres of known concentration.Direct ultracentrifugation for electron microscopy can be performed on laboratory samples such as gradient or column fractions, infected cell supernatant, or on clinical samples such as urine, tears, cephalo-rachidian liquid, etc..


Nature ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 585 (7826) ◽  
pp. 506-507
Author(s):  
John C. Crocker
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2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (16) ◽  
pp. 1417-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Konstantinovich Sirenko ◽  
K. Yu. Sirenko ◽  
H. O. Sliusarenko ◽  
N. P. Yashina

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