Symmetric shapes and patterns are fascinating and preferred by humans as symmetric
stimuli of any kind are more easily processed by the visual systems than their asymmetric …

Nanoscience includes the study of objects and systems in which at least one dimension is 1-
100 nm. The objects studied in this range of sizes are larger than atoms and small …

Monolayer-protected gold clusters (Au MPCs) are stable, easily synthesized, organic solvent-
soluble, nanoscale materials. MPCs with protecting monolayers composed of alkanethiolate …

In the early 1930s, amphiphile monolayers were used to control the wetting behavior of
metal condenser plates in steam engines. 1-3 Wettability control was desired because …

The properties of materials can be created and improved either by confining their
dimensions in the nanoscale or by controlling their nanostructure. We have combined these …

Natural surfaces are often structured with nanometre-scale domains, yet a framework
providing a quantitative understanding of how nanostructure affects interfacial energy, γ SL …

We perform atomistic and mesoscale simulations to explain the origin of experimentally
observed stripelike patterns formed by immiscible ligands coadsorbed on the surfaces of …

Conventional soft-lithography methods involving the transfer of molecular “inks” from
polymeric stamps to substrates often encounter micrometer-scale resolution limits due to …

The ligand shell that coats, protects, and imparts a large number of properties to gold
nanoparticles is a 2-D self-assembled monolayer wrapped around a 3-D metallic core. Here …

An affinity biosensor interface of a biosensor is the interface between the sample and the
transducer surface and is therefore of the utmost importance for the general performance of …