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

Macromolecular self-assembly has made explosive development in the last several
decades, are being extensively explored in the fields of drug delivery, lithography, catalysis …

The crystallization of microparticles with primarily single-stranded DNA can lead to more
ordered structures, in which the flexibility of the DNA design imparts several advantages …

The ability to precisely control nanocrystal (NC) shape and composition is useful in many
fields, including catalysis and plasmonics. Seed-mediated strategies have proven effective …

DNA-coated colloids can self-assemble into an incredible diversity of crystal structures, but
their applications have been limited by poor understanding and control over the …

The programmable synthesis of rationally engineered crystal architectures for the precise
arrangement of molecular species is a foundational goal in nanotechnology, and DNA has …

Generating space-filling arrangements of most discrete polyhedra nanostructures of the
same shape is not possible. However, if the appropriate individual building blocks are …

Understanding and controlling chirality in inorganic crystalline materials at the nanoscale is
crucial in elucidating fundamental chirality-dependent physical and chemical processes as …

Anchoring nanoscale building blocks, regardless of their shape, into specific arrangements
on surfaces presents a significant challenge for the fabrication of next-generation chip …

The structural and functional diversity of materials in nature depends on the controlled
assembly of discrete building blocks into complex architectures via specific, multistep …