Chiral nanomaterials with intrinsic chirality or spatial asymmetry at the nanoscale are
currently in the limelight of both fundamental research and diverse important technological …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), owing to their intrinsic anisotropic property and capability
of generating programmable complex morphologies under heat, have been widely used for …

In this paper, we survey recent advances in the self-assembly processes of novel functional
platforms for nanomaterials and biomaterials applications. We provide an organized …

The use of liquid crystals for the fabrication of displays incorporated in technological devices
(TVs, calculators, screens of eBook's, tablets, watches) demonstrates the relevance that …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been described as excellent candidates to overcome
antibiotic resistance. Frequently, AMPs exhibit a wide therapeutic window, with low …

Featured Application Nanomaterial-doped liquid crystals. Abstract The research field of
liquid crystals and their applications is recently changing from being largely focused on …

Self-assembly offers unique possibilities for fabricating nanostructures, with different
morphologies and properties, typically from vapour or liquid phase precursors. Molecular …

We introduce and shortly summarize a variety of more recent aspects of lyotropic liquid
crystals (LLCs), which have drawn the attention of the liquid crystal and soft matter …

Two‐dimensional transition metal carbide/nitrides (MXenes) have recently received
extensive attention due to their diverse material types and versatile structures, large‐scale …

Supramolecular hydrogels based on chitosan and monoaldehydes are biomaterials with
high potential for a multitude of bioapplications. This is due to the proper choice of the …