Spatial Ordering of the Structure of Polymer-Capped Gold Nanorods under an External DC Electric Field.

We studied the alignment changes of polymer-capped gold nanorods (GNRs@PS) under an applied electric field by visible-near-infrared absorption and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements. Monodispersed GNRs with an aspect ratio of 4.0 were produced by the seed-mediated growth method using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and sodium oleate binary surfactants.

Anion and cation effects on the size control of Au nanoparticles prepared by sputter deposition in imidazolium-based ionic liquids.

The sputter deposition of metals in an ionic liquid (IL) capture medium is a simple and elegant method for preparing nanoparticles without any chemical reaction. Although there have been some reports on the size determination factors for Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) prepared using this method, the effects with respect to the type of IL used have not been clearly elucidated. This is because there are some complicating factors, some of which have been revealed by our previous systematic studies.

Anisotropic mechanical properties of collagen hydrogels induced by uniaxial-flow for ocular applications.

Engineering of well-organized tissue constructs is active in the field of material science for biomedical applications. Here, we propose a method for orienting collagen in transparent high-density collagen hydrogels using a simple rolling method. Structural organization and mechanical function were adjusted by regulating the thickness of the construct and the cross-linking reagent.