Many areas of modern materials chemistry, from nanoscale electronics to regenerative
medicine, require design of precisely-controlled chemical environments at near-molecular …

A series of reversible thermochromic polydiacetylene/zinc (II) ion/zinc oxide (PDA/Zn2+/ZnO)
nanocomposites have been prepared using seven types of diacetylene monomer. The …

Multivalent interactions between carbohydrates and proteins enable a broad range of
selective chemical processes of critical biological importance. Such interactions can extend …

This contribution demonstrates the structural-property relationship of diacetylene (DA) and
polydiacetylene (PDA) assemblies in solid state and aqueous suspension. We explore two …

Hydrogels are broadly used in applications where polymer materials must interface with
biology. The hydrogel network is amorphous, with substantial heterogeneity on length …

Nanocrystals are often synthesized using technical grade reagents such as oleylamine
(OLAm), which contains a blend of 9-cis-octadeceneamine with trans-unsaturated and …

The evolution of lipids in nanoscience exemplifies the powerful coupling of advances in
science and technology. Here, we describe two waves of discovery and innovation in lipid …

Oleylamine (OLAm) is commonly used in nanocrystal synthesis as a 70% purity technical-
grade reagent containing large amounts of trans and saturated alkylamine impurities. Large …

Lamellar phases of alkyldiacetylenes in which the alkyl chains lie parallel to the substrate
represent a straightforward means for scalable 1‐nm‐resolution interfacial patterning. This …

We show that striped phases of horizontally oriented phospholipids presenting 1-nm-wide
orientable dipole arrays can order and straighten flexible 2-nm-diameter gold nanowires …