The ability to tailor the chemical composition and structure of a surface at the sub-100-nm
length scale is important for studying topics ranging from molecular electronics to materials …

Although a molecular monolayer is only a few nanometers thick it can completely change
the properties of a surface. Molecular monolayers can be readily prepared using the …

Microcontact printing (µCP) offers a simple and low‐cost surface patterning methodology
with high versatility and sub‐micrometer accuracy. The process has undergone a …

Among various nanoscale drug delivery systems, biodegradable polymeric nanogels
present a viable platform for targeted cancer therapy. Herein, we report the fabrication of a …

The combination of nanomaterials as solid supports and supramolecular concepts has led to
the development of hybrid materials with improved functionalities. These “hetero …

Multivalency is a powerful and versatile self-assembly pathway that confers unique
thermodynamic and kinetic behavior onto supramolecular complexes. The diversity of the …

Nanoparticles are the focus of much attention due to their astonishing properties and
numerous possibilities for applications in nanotechnology. For realising versatile functions …

This tutorial review describes the development of molecular printboards, which are tailor-
made surfaces functionalized with receptor (host) molecules. Such substrates can be used …

Although advances in coating technologies have allowed us to match—or even exceed—the
lubricity of Nature's low-friction surfaces, the performance of synthetic materials inevitably …

Experimental evidence derived from a comprehensive study of a self-assembled
organosilane multilayer film system undergoing a process of postassembly chemical …