Issue 11, 2012

Fabrication, properties and applications of Janus particles

Abstract

Although the concept of Janus particles was raised in the early 1990s, the related research has not attracted considerable interest until recently due to the special properties and applications of these colloidal particles as well as the advances in new fabrications. Janus particles can be divided into three categories: polymeric, inorganic, and polymeric–inorganic, and each kind of Janus particles can be spherical, dumbbell-like, half raspberry-like, cylindrical, disk-like, or any of a variety of other shapes. Different Janus particles may share common preparation principles or require specific fabrication processes, and may have different assembly behaviours and properties. This critical review discusses the main fabrication methods of the three kinds of Janus particles, and then highlights the important properties and applications of these Janus particles developed in recent years, and finally proposes some perspectives on the future of Janus particle research and development.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication, properties and applications of Janus particles

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
03 Feb 2012
First published
24 Apr 2012

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 4356-4378

Fabrication, properties and applications of Janus particles

J. Hu, S. Zhou, Y. Sun, X. Fang and L. Wu, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 4356 DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35032G

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