Self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) provides a versatile strategy for controllable
preparation of a broad range of functional materials with different ordered structures. In …

The development of π-conjugated polymers has provided a gateway to a variety of new
functional organic materials reminiscent of inorganic semiconductors. Nanoparticles based …

Shape and size play powerful roles in determining the properties of a material; controlling
these aspects with precision is therefore an important, fundamental goal of the chemical …

The exciting advancements in 3D-printing of soft materials are changing the landscape of
materials development and fabrication. Among various 3D-printers that are designed for soft …

The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …

The use of crystallization as a tool to control the self-assembly of polymeric and molecular
amphiphiles in solution is attracting growing attention for the creation of non-spherical …

The impermeable barrier of solid tumors due to the complexity of their components limits the
treatment effect of nanomedicine and hinders its clinical translation. Several methods are …

Peptide self-assemblies show intriguing and tunable physicochemical properties, and thus
have been attracting increasing interest over the last two decades. However, the micro/nano …

Controlled growth of well-oriented metal-organic framework nanoarrays on requisite
surfaces is of prominent significance for a broad range of applications such as catalysis …

Efficient energy transport is desirable in organic semiconductor (OSC) devices. However,
photogenerated excitons in OSC films mostly occupy highly localized states, limiting exciton …