As one unique group of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, 2D metal nanomaterials have
drawn increasing attention owing to their intriguing physiochemical properties and broad …

Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

Nanoparticle assembly is a complex and versatile method of generating new materials,
capable of using thousands of different combinations of particle size, shape, composition …

The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted the interest of scientists for over a
century, but research in this field has considerably accelerated since 2000 with the synthesis …

DNA is one of the most fascinating biopolymers. Besides its central role as carrier of genetic
information and translation of the genetic code into proteins, DNA holds great promise as a …

We herein present a three-in-one nanoplatform for sensing, self-assembly, and cascade
catalysis, enabled by cyclodextrin modified gold nanoparticles (CD@ AuNPs) …

Within the field of nanotechnology, nanoparticles are one of the most prominent and
promising candidates for technological applications. Self-assembly of nanoparticles has …

DNA molecules have been used to build a variety of nanoscale structures and devices over
the past 30 years, and potential applications have begun to emerge. But the development of …

Just as nanoparticles display properties that differ from those of bulk samples of the same
material, ensembles of nanoparticles can have collective properties that are different to …