DNA-mediated regioselective encoding of colloids for programmable self-assembly

L Ding, X Chen, W Ma, J Li, X Liu, C Fan… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
How far we can push chemical self-assembly is one of the most important scientific
questions of the century. Colloidal self-assembly is a bottom-up technique for the rational …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in utility of artificial intelligence towards multiscale colloidal based materials design

AA Moud - Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Colloidal material design necessitates a collection of computer approaches ranging from
quantum chemistry to molecular dynamics and continuum modeling. Machine learning (ML) …

Regulating phase behavior of nanoparticle assemblies through engineering of DNA-mediated isotropic interactions

R Mao, B Minevich, D McKeen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Self-assembly of isotropically interacting particles into desired crystal structures could allow
for creating designed functional materials via simple synthetic means. However, the ability to …

Janus particles with tunable patch symmetry and their assembly into chiral colloidal clusters

T Zhang, D Lyu, W Xu, X Feng, R Ni, Y Wang - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Janus particles, which have an attractive patch on the otherwise repulsive surface, have
been commonly employed for anisotropic colloidal assembly. While current methods of …

Low‐Symmetry MOF‐Based Patchy Colloids and Their Precise Linking via Site‐Selective Liquid Bridging to Form Supra‐Colloidal and Supra‐Framework …

D Lyu, W Xu, Y Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colloids with surface patches (or patchy particles) can bind and assemble with directionality.
However, the bonding between the usually high‐symmetry, dome‐shaped patches is not …

Programmed Self‐Assembly of Single Colloidal Gyroids for Chiral Photonic Crystals

W Flavell, A Neophytou, A Demetriadou… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gyroid structures are of extensive interest because they provide a rich platform for chiroptics
as well as topological photonics. While the double‐gyroid morphology as a bicontinuous …

Markov state model approach to simulate self-assembly

A Trubiano, MF Hagan - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
Computational modeling of assembly is challenging for many systems, because their
timescales can vastly exceed those accessible to simulations. This article describes the …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of dimpled polymer particles and polymer particles with protrusions–Past, present, and future

M Lattuada - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the development of emulsion polymerization techniques, polymer particles have
become the epitome of standard colloids due to the exceptional control over size, size …

Synthetic strategies for nonporous organosilica nanoparticles from organosilanes

H Zou, Y Ren - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organosilica nanoparticles refer to silica nanoparticles containing carbon along with organic
or functional groups and can be divided into mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles and …

Spearheading a new era in complex colloid synthesis with TPM and other silanes

M Kamp, S Sacanna, RPA Dullens - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Colloid science has recently grown substantially owing to the innovative use of silane
coupling agents (SCAs), especially 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TPM). SCAs were …