ReviewSmall methods2026
Synthesis of Patchy Particles at Phase Boundaries.
Review in Small methods, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Functional patchy particles, distinguishing themselves from isotropic colloids through different discrete surface domains, are critical for advanced applications such as colloidal assembly, catalysis, and biomedical purposes. In this review, we focus on the elaboration of patchy particles, categorizing the different synthesis strategies based on the specific interfacial environments employed to induce asymmetry. Recent advances, as a function of the various interfacial constraints, are reviewed: (1) solid-gas interfaces, which exploit physical shadowing for directional deposition; (2) liquid-gas interfaces, taking advantage of surface tension and wettability to create tunable dynamic masks for selective modification; (3) solid-liquid interfaces, utilizing surface immobilization to restrict chemical access or induce site-selective growth; and (4) liquid-liquid interfaces, where soft boundaries facilitate symmetry breaking via thermodynamic partitioning, confinement induced assembly, and bipolar electrochemistry. By revealing the relationship between interfacial synthesis conditions, the triggered chemical reactions, and the final particle features, this review aims to provide practical insights and design principles for engineering next-generation patchy particles with tailored complexity.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.