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A study was conducted to demonstrate that controlling the flow profile of a macromolecular fluid generates and delineates mechanical force concentration enable a hierarchical activation of chemical bonds on different length scales from the macroscopic to the molecular. The flowing macromolecules with high precision could be disunited by controlling the flow rate and the gradient of the film pressure.

A predefined self-organization of gold nanorods (NRs) end-terminated with multiple polymer arms ('pom-poms') is described in higher-order structures. The superposition of the two variables controlling the organization of NR has helped in creating a map showing the variation in the longitudinal plasmonic bands of the NRs achieved by their self-assembly.

Inverse microemulsion polymerization was utilized to synthesize polymeric biocompatable nanogels with controlled size, morphology and composition. The polymeric nanogels demonstrate potential utility as carriers of oligonucleotides and DNA for antisense and gene delivery.