RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Research Highlights

Summaries and figures of published research.

PUBLICATION

Additive-Free Size Tuning of Monodisperse ZIF-8 Particles via Fluidic Control for Advanced Colloidal Architectures

Abstract summary. An additive-free fluidic-control strategy regulates monodisperse ZIF-8 particles while preserving the adsorption capacity needed for responsive colloidal crystal architectures.

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Front cover of Chemical Communications, Volume 62, Number 66
Front Cover, Chemical Communications, 2026, 62(66).

Article DOI: 10.1039/D6CC04499AFront Cover DOI: 10.1039/D6CC90283A

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Production of Gold Nanoparticle-Containing Chitosan Microcapsules Using an Inkjet Mixing System and Control of the Absorption Wavelength

Abstract summary. Inkjet mixing reduces a gold precursor and gels chitosan droplets to form gold nanoparticle-containing microcapsules. The study compares trade-offs among particle uniformity, encapsulation efficiency, and acid durability, and shows that thorn-growth conditions control the absorbance peak of sea-urchin-like gold nanoparticles.

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Article DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.174028

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Room-Temperature Flow Synthesis of Pd–Ru Solid-Solution Alloy Nanoparticles Using Microreactor and Catalytic Performance of Carbon Monoxide Oxidation

Abstract summary. A high-mixing microreactor enables room-temperature aqueous synthesis of Pd–Ru solid-solution alloy nanoparticles with uniform size and composition. Ru-induced local structural disorder provides optimal CO oxidation activity at a lower Pd composition than reported previously.

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Supplementary cover art for Chemistry of Materials, Volume 37, Issue 13
Supplementary Cover Art, Chemistry of Materials, 2025, 37(13).

Article DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c00747