The past and the future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

ON Oliveira Jr, L Caseli, K Ariga - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

Self-assembly as a key player for materials nanoarchitectonics

K Ariga, M Nishikawa, T Mori, J Takeya… - … and Technology of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The development of science and technology of advanced materials using nanoscale units
can be conducted by a novel concept involving combination of nanotechnology …

Nanoarchitectonics for dynamic functional materials from atomic‐/molecular‐level manipulation to macroscopic action

K Ariga, J Li, J Fei, Q Ji, JP Hill - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

Don't forget Langmuir–Blodgett films 2020: Interfacial nanoarchitectonics with molecules, materials, and living objects

K Ariga - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Designing interfacial structures with nanoscale (or molecular) components is one of the
important tasks in the nanoarchitectonics concept. In particular, the Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) …

25th Anniversary article: What can be done with the Langmuir‐Blodgett method? Recent developments and its critical role in materials science

K Ariga, Y Yamauchi, T Mori, JP Hill - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Langmuir‐Blodgett (LB) technique is known as an elegant method for fabrication of well‐
defined layered structures with molecular level precision. Since its discovery the LB method …

Molecular recognition: from solution science to nano/materials technology

K Ariga, H Ito, JP Hill, H Tsukube - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In the 25 years since its Nobel Prize in chemistry, supramolecular chemistry based on
molecular recognition has been paid much attention in scientific and technological fields …

What are the emerging concepts and challenges in NANO? Nanoarchitectonics, hand-operating nanotechnology and mechanobiology

K Ariga, K Minami, M Ebara, J Nakanishi - Polymer journal, 2016 - nature.com
Most of us may mistakenly believe that sciences within the nano regime are a simple
extension of what is observed in micrometer regions. We may be misled to think that …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and breakthroughs in recent research on self-assembly

K Ariga, JP Hill, MV Lee, A Vinu, R Charvet… - … and technology of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The controlled fabrication of nanometer-scale objects is without doubt one of the central
issues in current science and technology. However, existing fabrication techniques suffer …

Materials nanoarchitectonics in a two-dimensional world within a nanoscale distance from the liquid phase

K Ariga - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Promoted understanding of nanotechnology has enabled the construction of functional
materials with nanoscale-regulated structures. Accordingly, materials science requires one …

Soft Langmuir–Blodgett technique for hard nanomaterials

S Acharya, JP Hill, K Ariga - Advanced Materials, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Materials and their assemblies of dimensions down to a few nanometers have attracted
considerable scientific interest in physical, chemical, and biological sciences because of …