Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Atoms serve as an inspiration for colloidal self-assembly, whereby building blocks can
combine and confer endless functionality using a few design principles, including …

This review describes the latest advances in the synthesis and assembly of specific colloids
such as the colloidal molecules as defined by van Blaaderen in 2003 and the patchy …

A novel green protocol for the consolidation and protection of waterlogged archeological
woods with wax microparticles has been designed. First, we focused on the development of …

Patches on the surfaces of colloidal particles,,,, provide directional information that enables
the self-assembly of the particles into higher-order structures. Although computational tools …

The scalable synthetic route to colloidal atoms has significantly advanced over the past two
decades. Recently, colloidal clusters with DNA‐coated cores called “patchy colloidal …

Programming the organization of discrete building blocks into periodic and quasi-periodic
arrays is challenging. Methods for organizing materials are particularly important at the …

Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …

Programmable self-assembly has seen an explosion in the diversity of synthetic crystalline
materials, but develo** strategies that target “self-limiting” assemblies has remained a …

Shape and morphology of polymeric particles are of great importance in controlling their
optical properties or self-assembly into unusual superstructures. Confinement of block …