Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Nanoparticle research is a fascinating branch of science. The strongly size-related
properties of nanoparticles offer uncountable opportunities for surprising discoveries. The …

Nanoparticle assembly is a complex and versatile method of generating new materials,
capable of using thousands of different combinations of particle size, shape, composition …

Just as nanoparticles display properties that differ from those of bulk samples of the same
material, ensembles of nanoparticles can have collective properties that are different to …

The focus of nanoscience and nanotechnology is gradually shifting from the synthesis of
individual components to their assembly into larger systems and nanostructured materials …

The development of nanoparticles for biomedical applications including medical imaging
and drug delivery is currently undergoing a dramatic expansion. However, as the range of …

Sample preparation is a fundamental and essential step in almost all the analytical
procedures, especially for the analysis of complex samples like biological and …

Mesocrystals are 3D ordered nanoparticle superstructures, often with internal porosity,
which receive much recent research interest. While more and more mesocrystal systems are …

Mesocrystals are a fascinating class of crystalline nanostructured materials since they
combine the properties of nanoparticles with order on the microscopic or even macroscopic …

We have studied the crystallization behavior of colloidal cubes by means of tunable
depletion interactions. The colloidal system consists of novel micron-sized cubic particles …