To accurately regulate and dynamically reconstruct two-dimensional (2D) periodic
nanostructures is a great challenge but is of significance for the development of functional …

Synthesizing reconfigurable nanoscale synthons with predictive control over shape, size,
and interparticle interactions is a holy grail for bottom-up self-assembly. Grand challenges in …

Capturing protracted binding kinetics of polymers onto the surface of nanoobjects is crucial
for the rational design of multifunctional nanostructures, such as patchy nanoparticles and …

The incorporation of metal nanoparticles (NPs) into the block copolymer (BCP) micelles has
received considerable attention due to many potential applications as well as the variability …

Unraveling protracted polymer binding on curved surfaces of nanoparticles (NPs) is
important for the fabrication of multifunctional nanostructures in cutting-edge research …

Nanoparticles (NPs) and their assembled superlattices (SLs) enable the study of mesoscale
phenomena and rational design of metamaterials for various applications. In these …

Surface modification of nanochannels via binding polymers is important in cutting-edge
research disciplines such as the design of functional ion channels or CO 2 capture and …

Programmable organization of uniform organic/inorganic functional building blocks into
large-scale ordered superlattices has attracted considerable attention since the bottom-up …

Selective nanoparticle surface patterning presents incredible promise for broadening
programmable materials design into a space beyond “close-packed” morphologies. These …

Natural and synthetic multi-component gels display emergent properties, which implies that
they are more than just the sum of their components. This warrants the investigation of the …