Group picture, 2012
A joint graduate position in Self-assembled Nanostructures for Energy is available.
Welcome to Materials and Microfluidics Research Group!
Our mission is to develop new strategies/concepts for the synthesis and design of new nano- and micro-structured materials with advanced applications. We conduct fundamental and applied research at the intersection of science, engineering, biology, and medicine.
We aim at: (a) the synthesis, fabrication, and self-assembly of functional nanostructures for the development of renewable energy, for chemical sensing, and so on; (b) the study of biomineralization, and bioinspired/biomimetic nanocomposite materials with structural hierarchy; (c) the exploration of microfluidics and nanofluidics for chemical synthesis, biological study, and medical diagnostics.
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Selected
Publications
- J. He, M. T. Perez, Y.J. Liu, P. Zhang, J.L. Gong*, Z.H. Nie*, A general approach to synthesize asymmetric hybrid nanoparticles by interfacial reactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3639−3642.
- J. He, B.Y. Yu, M. J. Hourwitz#, Y.J. Liu, M. T. Perez, J. Yang, Z.H. Nie*,Wet-chemical synthesis of amphiphilic rodlike silica particles and their molecular-mimetic assembly in selective solvents, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, ASAP (DOI:10.1002/anie. 201105821)
- K. Liu, Z.H. Nie, N.N. Zhao, et al. Step-growth polymerization of inorganic nanoparticles, Science 2010, 329, 197-200.
- Z.H. Nie, C. Nijhuisa, et al. Electrochemical sensing in paper-based microfluidic devices, Lab Chip 2010, 10, 477-483.
- Z.H. Nie, A. Petukhova, E. Kumacheva, Properties and emerging applications of self-assembled structures made from inorganic nanoparticles, Nat. Nanotech. 2010, 5, 15-25.
- Z.H. Nie, E. Kumacheva, Patterning surfaces with functional polymers, Nat. Mater. 2008, 7, 277-290.
- Z.H. Nie, M. Seo, et al. Stone, Emulsification in microfluidic flow-focusing device: effect of properties of liquids, Microfluid. Nanofluid. 2008, 5, 585-594.
- Z.H. Nie, D. Fava, et al. 'Supramolecular' assembly of gold nanorods end-terminated with polymer 'pom-poms': effect of the pom-pom structure, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 3683-3689.
- Z.H. Nie, J.I. Park, et al. Inside-out” microfluidic approach to producing monodisperse emulsion droplets stabilized by solid particles, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 16508–16509.
- Z.H. Nie, D. Fava, et al. Self-assembly of metal-polymer analogues of amphiphilic triblock copolymers, Nat. Mater. 2007, 6, 609-614.
- Z.H. Nie, W. Li, et al. Janus and ternary particles generated by microfluidic synthesis: Design, synthesis, and self-assembly, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9408-9412.
- Z.H. Nie, S.Q. Xu, et al. Polymer particles with various shapes and morphologies produced in continuous microfluidic reactors, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8058-8063.