Multivalent interactions can be applied universally for a targeted strengthening of an
interaction between different interfaces or molecules. The binding partners form cooperative …

Readily available cyclodextrins (CDs) with an inherent hydrophobic internal cavity and
hydrophilic external surface are macrocyclic entities that display a combination of molecular …

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots (QDs) are monodisperse crystalline
clusters with physical dimensions smaller than the bulk-exciton Bohr radius, ie, the distance …

Inorganic nanoparticle/dendrimer nanocomposites received considerable attention in the
past decade due to their unique properties (catalytic, optical, magnetic, biomedical …

Conspectus Supramolecular dendritic polymers (SDPs), which perfectly combine the
advantages of dendritic polymers with those of supramolecular polymers, are a novel class …

The design and construction of polymers with diverse architectures play an important role in
the field of polymer science and offers new opportunities for the development of novel …

Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties
determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates …

Directional interactions and the assembly of a nanobioconjugate in clusters at a specific
location are important for patterning and microarrays in biomedical research. Herein, we …

The performance of biosensors, ie the sensitivity, specificity, linearity, reusability, chemical
stability, and reproducibility is critically dependent on the biofunctionalization of the sensor …

Multivalente Wechselwirkungen können universell zur gezielten Bindungsverstärkung
zwischen verschiedenen Grenzflächen oder Molekülen genutzt werden. Die …