Colloidal self-assembly approaches to smart nanostructured materials
Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …
Liquid crystal-templated chiral nanomaterials: from chiral plasmonics to circularly polarized luminescence
X Zhang, Y Xu, C Valenzuela, X Zhang… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Chiral nanomaterials with intrinsic chirality or spatial asymmetry at the nanoscale are
currently in the limelight of both fundamental research and diverse important technological …
currently in the limelight of both fundamental research and diverse important technological …
Block copolymer self‐assembly directed synthesis of porous materials with ordered bicontinuous structures and their potential applications
Porous materials with their ordered bicontinuous structures have attracted great interest
owing to ordered periodic structures as well as 3D interconnected network and pore …
owing to ordered periodic structures as well as 3D interconnected network and pore …
Delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics: chemical modifications, lipid nanoparticles, and extracellular vesicles
Oligonucleotides (ONs) comprise a rapidly growing class of therapeutics. In recent years, the
list of FDA-approved ON therapies has rapidly expanded. ONs are small (15–30 bp) …
list of FDA-approved ON therapies has rapidly expanded. ONs are small (15–30 bp) …
Versatile phospholipid assemblies for functional synthetic cells and artificial tissues
The bottom‐up construction of a synthetic cell from nonliving building blocks capable of
mimicking cellular properties and behaviors helps to understand the particular biophysical …
mimicking cellular properties and behaviors helps to understand the particular biophysical …
Bioinspired drug delivery strategies for repurposing conventional antibiotics against intracellular infections
Bacteria have developed a wealth of strategies to avoid and resist the action of antibiotics,
one of which involves pathogens invading and forming reservoirs within host cells. Due to …
one of which involves pathogens invading and forming reservoirs within host cells. Due to …
Self-assembly, interfacial properties, interactions with macromolecules and molecular modelling and simulation of microbial bio-based amphiphiles (biosurfactants). A …
Chemical surfactants are omnipresent in consumer products, but they are the subject of
environmental concerns. For this reason, the complete replacement of petrochemical …
environmental concerns. For this reason, the complete replacement of petrochemical …
[HTML][HTML] Lyotropic liquid crystals for parenteral drug delivery
The necessity for long-term treatments of chronic diseases has encouraged the
development of novel long-acting parenteral formulations intending to improve drug …
development of novel long-acting parenteral formulations intending to improve drug …
Advanced functional luminescent metallomesogens: the key role of the metal center
C Cuerva, M Cano, C Lodeiro - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The use of liquid crystals for the fabrication of displays incorporated in technological devices
(TVs, calculators, screens of eBook's, tablets, watches) demonstrates the relevance that …
(TVs, calculators, screens of eBook's, tablets, watches) demonstrates the relevance that …
Defects and defect engineering in Soft Matter
Soft matter covers a wide range of materials based on linear or branched polymers, gels and
rubbers, amphiphilic (macro) molecules, colloids, and self-assembled structures. These …
rubbers, amphiphilic (macro) molecules, colloids, and self-assembled structures. These …