Nanoparticle assembly and oriented attachment: correlating controlling factors to the resulting structures

D Li, Q Chen, J Chun, K Fichthorn, J De Yoreo… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

From predictive modelling to machine learning and reverse engineering of colloidal self-assembly

M Dijkstra, E Luijten - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
An overwhelming diversity of colloidal building blocks with distinct sizes, materials and
tunable interaction potentials are now available for colloidal self-assembly. The application …

The entropy-controlled strategy in self-assembling systems

X Zhang, X Dai, L Gao, D Xu, H Wan, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of various building blocks has been considered as a powerful approach to
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …

Hierarchical materials from high information content macromolecular building blocks: construction, dynamic interventions, and prediction

L Shao, J Ma, JL Prelesnik, Y Zhou, M Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Inverse design of soft materials via a deep learning–based evolutionary strategy

GM Coli, E Boattini, L Filion, M Dijkstra - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Colloidal self-assembly—the spontaneous organization of colloids into ordered structures—
has been considered key to produce next-generation materials. However, the present-day …

[HTML][HTML] Inverse methods for design of soft materials

ZM Sherman, MP Howard, BA Lindquist… - The Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Functional soft materials, comprising colloidal and molecular building blocks that self-
organize into complex structures as a result of their tunable interactions, enable a wide array …

Programming patchy particles for materials assembly design

EM King, CX Du, QZ Zhu, SS Schoenholz… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Direct design of complex functional materials would revolutionize technologies ranging from
printable organs to novel clean energy devices. However, even incremental steps toward …

Chiral skyrmions interacting with chiral flowers

X Zhang, J **a, OA Tretiakov, M Ezawa, G Zhao… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The chiral nature of active matter plays an important role in the dynamics of active matter
interacting with chiral structures. Skyrmions are chiral objects, and their interactions with …

Rapid responsive mechanochromic photonic pigments with alternating glassy-rubbery concentric lamellar nanostructures

Y Dong, Z Ma, DP Song, G Ma, Y Li - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photonic pigment particles prepared via self-assembly have been suffering from their poor
mechanical performances; ie., they can easily be damaged and lose structural color under a …

Nanocrystal Assemblies: Current Advances and Open Problems

CL Bassani, G Van Anders, U Banin, D Baranov… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as
building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for …