Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Plasmonic gold nanoparticles have been used increasingly in solid-state systems because
of their applicability in fabricating novel sensors, heterogeneous catalysts, metamaterials …

The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

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 …

Future precision medicine will be undoubtedly sustained by the detection of validated
biomarkers that enable a precise classification of patients based on their predicted disease …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are of interest for applications such as soft robotics and
shape‐morphing devices. Among the different actuation mechanisms, light offers …

Cells and their derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) or exosomes contain unique molecular
signatures that could be used as biomarkers for the detection of severe diseases such as …

The creation of matter with varying degrees of complexities and desired functions is one of
the ultimate targets of self-assembly. The ability to regulate the complex interactions …

Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have very important and unique applications in a
wide range of fields, including optical sensing, biomedicine, and chemical catalysis, among …

We demonstrate the reliable creation of multiple layers of Au nanoparticles in random close-
packed arrays with sub-nm gaps as a sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering …