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Bioinspired synthesis and preparation of multilevel micro/nanostructured materials

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In this review, some living organisms with multilevel hierarchical micro/nanostructures and related special properties are briefly introduced. The unique properties of organisms are mostly related to their special hierarchical micro/nanostructures. Inspired by nature, many zero-dimensional and one-dimensional micro/nanomaterials with biomimic or bioinspired multilevel micro/nanostructures have been successfully synthesized and prepared in recent years. Compared with traditional solid materials, the synthesis and preparation of these multilevel structured materials is more ingenious. Moreover, these kinds of multilevel micro/nanomaterials show fantastic properties in many fields because of their micro/nanoscale complex interior structures, whichmay be intended for application in catalysis, Li-ion batteries, biomedicines, sensors, and others.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Environment, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, 100191, China

    Nü Wang & Lei Jiang

  2. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Yong Zhao & Lei Jiang

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Nü WANG is currently a lectuer at School of Chemistry and Environment, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She received her B.S. degree from Jilin University of China in 2004, and Ph.D. from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), China in 2009 (with Prof. Lei Jiang). Her current scientific interests are focused on the functional micro/nanomaterials prepared by electrospinning and their properties.

Yong ZHAO is currently an associate professor at ICCAS. He received his Ph.D. from ICCAS, China in 2007 (with Prof. Lei Jiang). His current scientific interests are focused on the electrostatic force fabrication of multilevelstructured micro/nanomaterials, photocatalysis, and smart multifunctional materials.

Lei JIANG is currently a professor at ICCAS, and Dean of the School of Chemistry and Environment, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received his B.S. degree (1987), M.S. degree (1990), and Ph.D. degree (1994) from Jilin University of China (Tiejin Li’s group). He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Akira Fujishima’s group in Tokyo University. In 1996, he worked as a senior researcher in Kanagawa Academy of Sciences and Technology under Prof. Kazuhito Hashimoto. He joined ICCAS as part of the Hundred Talents Program in 1999. His scientific interest is focused on bioinspired surface and interfacial materials.

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Wang, N., Zhao, Y. & Jiang, L. Bioinspired synthesis and preparation of multilevel micro/nanostructured materials. Front. Chem. China 5, 247–261 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-010-0002-2

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