From nanoscopic to macroscopic materials by stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle aggregation

M Liu, M Yang, X Wan, Z Tang, L Jiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle (NP) aggregation plays an increasingly important role in
regulating NP assembly into microscopic superstructures, macroscopic 2D, and 3D …

Engineering interactions between nanoparticles using polymers

H He, X Shen, Z Nie - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle assembly offers a versatile tool for constructing new structural materials with
emergent or collective properties beyond individual nanoparticles. The achievement of …

Accurate computational design of three-dimensional protein crystals

Z Li, S Wang, U Nattermann, AK Bera, AJ Borst… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Protein crystallization plays a central role in structural biology. Despite this, the process of
crystallization remains poorly understood and highly empirical, with crystal contacts, lattice …

Multifunctional conductive material based on intelligent porous paper used in conjunction with a vitrimer for electromagnetic shielding, sensing, joule heating, and …

C Xiong, T Wang, Y Zhang, C Duan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the continuous improvement of living standards and advancements in science and
technology, composite materials with multiple functionalities are gaining high practical value …

Macroscopic photonic single crystals via seeded growth of DNA-coated colloids

A Hensley, TE Videbæk, H Seyforth, WM Jacobs… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Photonic crystals—a class of materials whose optical properties derive from their structure in
addition to their composition—can be created by self-assembling particles whose sizes are …

Inspired Beyond Nature: Three Decades of Spherical Nucleic Acids and Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA

CA Mirkin, SH Petrosko - 2023 - ACS Publications
The conception, synthesis, and invention of a nanostructure, now known as the spherical
nucleic acid, or SNA, in 1996 marked the advent of a new field of chemistry. Over the past …

The art of controlled nanoscale lattices: A review on the self-assembly of colloidal metal–organic framework particles and their multifaceted architectures

A Chaouiki, M Chafiq, YG Ko - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoscale lattices formed through the art of controlled self-assembly hold a promise for the
creation of advanced materials with diverse applications. These versatile particles, boasting …

Dynamic Gold Nanostructures Based on DNA Self Assembly

B Kou, Z Wang, S Mousavi, P Wang, Y Ke - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of DNA nanotechnology and Nano Gold (NG) plasmon has opened
exciting possibilities for a new generation of functional plasmonic systems that exhibit …

Dynamic nanocrystal superlattices with thermally triggerable lubricating ligands

Y Ning, S Yang, DB Yang, YY Cai, J Xu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The size-dependent and collective physical properties of nanocrystals (NCs) and their self-
assembled superlattices (SLs) enable the study of mesoscale phenomena and the design of …

Spatially Localized Entropy-Driven Evolution of Nucleic Acid-Based Constitutional Dynamic Networks for Intracellular Imaging and Spatiotemporal Programmable …

N Lin, Y Ouyang, Y Qin, O Karmi, YS Sohn… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The primer-guided entropy-driven high-throughput evolution of the DNA-based
constitutional dynamic network, CDN, is introduced. The entropy gain associated with the …