Many areas of modern materials chemistry, from nanoscale electronics to regenerative
medicine, require design of precisely-controlled chemical environments at near-molecular …

Nanometer-scale control over surface functionality is important in applications ranging from
nanoscale electronics to regenerative medicine. However, approaches that provide precise …

Multivalent interactions between carbohydrates and proteins enable a broad range of
selective chemical processes of critical biological importance. Such interactions can extend …

Hydrogels are broadly used in applications where polymer materials must interface with
biology. The hydrogel network is amorphous, with substantial heterogeneity on length …

Control over the surface chemistry of elastomers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is
important for many applications. However, achieving nanostructured chemical control on …

Polymers are at the core of emerging flexible sensor and soft actuator technology. Ideal
candidates not only respond to external stimuli but also have programmable response …

Lamellar phases of alkyldiacetylenes in which the alkyl chains lie parallel to the substrate
represent a straightforward means for scalable 1‐nm‐resolution interfacial patterning. This …

Most high-resolution interfacial patterning approaches are restricted to crystalline inorganic
interfaces. Recently, we have shown that it is possible to generate 1 nm resolution functional …

Nanometer-scale control over surface functionalization of soft gels is important for a variety
of applications including controlling interactions with cells for in vitro cell culture and for …

Designing surfaces that enable controlled presentation of multivalent ligand clusters (eg, for
rapid screening of biomolecular binding constants or design of artificial extracellular …