journal article·2025-08Open access

Liquid Printing in Nanochitin Suspensions: Interfacial Nanoparticle Assembly Toward Volumetric Elements, Organic Electronics and Core–Shell Filaments

Mahyar Panahi‐Sarmad, Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah, Lukas Alexander Bauman, Amin Babaei‐Ghazvini, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Bishnu Acharya, Boxin Zhao, Mohammad Arjmand, Feng Jiang, Orlando J Rojas

Small Methods· Volume 9· Issue 8

Abstract

Abstract A nanoparticle‐nanoparticle assembly is introduced using electrostatic complexation to precisely control volumetric structuring at the water/alcohol interface. In this system, an aqueous graphene oxide (GO) ink interacts electrostatically with partially deacetylated chitin nanofibers (mChNF), modified with benzophenone and dispersed in 1‐butanol, which serves as the external phase. Upon extrusion of the GO ink, a jammed interfacial network forms, stabilizing the printed patterns within the external suspension, which provides suitable viscoelasticity for support‐free printing. This approach is further extended to inks incorporating metal‐organic frameworks or cellulose nanoparticles, demonstrating the advantages of mChNF as a stabilizer. Additionally, by incorporating a conductive polymer, the inks can be tailored for programmable and conductive patterning, opening new opportunities in liquid electronics and reconfigurable systems. Finally, GO inks containing an anionic polyelectrolyte (sodium alginate) undergo osmosis‐driven solidification, facilitating the demolding of high‐fidelity 3D structures formed by the printed threads of struts. These structures exhibit coreshell morphologies and high mechanical strength (∼175 MPa at 4% strain). Overall, this liquid‐in‐liquid fabrication approach, enabled by the integration of mChNF in the external phase, unlocks new possibilities for the design of versatile and multifunctional materials.
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OpenAlex topics: Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization · Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies · Advanced Materials and Mechanics

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Affiliations

Department of Wood Science The University of British Columbia 2424 Main Mall #2900 Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 Canada

Bioproducts Institute University of British Columbia 2385 East Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of British Columbia 2360 East Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3 Canada

Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory School of Engineering University of British Columbia Kelowna BC V1 V 1V7 Canada

Department of Chemical Engineering University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Saskatchewan 57 Campus Drive Saskatoon SK S7N5A9 Canada

Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 Canada

Funding

Canada Foundation for Innovation · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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