Porphyrins are among the most important macrocycles because they perform many
essential functions in living systems and serve as building blocks in many functional …

Engineered living materials (ELMs) combine living cells with polymeric matrices to yield
unique materials with programmable functions. While the cellular platform and the polymer …

Mussels-inspired melanin coatings from L-DOPA are getting growing attention by virtue of
their facile synthesis and low-cost production. However, the spontaneous DOPA-melanin …

Featured Application Photothermal characterization of chiro-optical phenomena in
metasurfaces. Abstract Chirality, a lack of mirror symmetry, is present in nature at all scales; …

In this article, meso-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrins modified with different amino
acids were designed, synthesized, and researched. The chiral self-assembly behavior of …

Melanin nanoparticles (NPs) have important biological functions including photoprotection
and colouration, and artificial melanin-like NPs are relevant for catalysis, drug delivery …

Chirality plays a fundamental role in natural phenomena, yet its manifestation on solid
surfaces remains relatively unexplored. In this study, we investigate the formation of …

Self-assembly process appears as a powerful and attractive strategy for constructing
complex supramolecules by spontaneous organization of appropriate building blocks …