Nature‐inspired emerging chiral liquid crystal nanostructures: from molecular self‐assembly to DNA mesophase and nanocolloids

L Wang, AM Urbas, Q Li - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystals (LCs) are omnipresent in living matter, whose chirality is an elegant and
distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and …

Polymer-guided assembly of inorganic nanoparticles

C Yi, Y Yang, B Liu, J He, Z Nie - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Circularly polarized light-enabled chiral nanomaterials: from fabrication to application

C Hao, G Wang, C Chen, J Xu, C Xu, H Kuang, L Xu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
For decades, chiral nanomaterials have been extensively studied because of their
extraordinary properties. Chiral nanostructures have attracted a lot of interest because of …

Biomimetic and bioinspired synthesis of nanomaterials/nanostructures

G Zan, Q Wu - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, due to its unparalleled advantages, the biomimetic and bioinspired
synthesis of nanomaterials/nanostructures has drawn increasing interest and attention …

3D‐Printed Functional Hydrogel by DNA‐Induced Biomineralization for Accelerated Diabetic Wound Healing

N Kim, H Lee, G Han, M Kang, S Park… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic wounds in diabetic patients are challenging because their prolonged inflammation
makes healing difficult, thus burdening patients, society, and health care systems …

Biomineralization: from material tactics to biological strategy

S Yao, B Jin, Z Liu, C Shao, R Zhao, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biomineralization is an important tactic by which biological organisms produce hierarchically
structured minerals with marvellous functions. Biomineralization studies typically focus on …

Stereospecific interactions between chiral inorganic nanomaterials and biological systems

X Zhao, SQ Zang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and plays mysterious and essential roles in maintaining key
biological and physiological processes. As biological systems display high selectivity for …

Chiral nanoarchitectonics: towards the design, self‐assembly, and function of nanoscale chiral twists and helices

L Zhang, T Wang, Z Shen, M Liu - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Helical structures such as double helical DNA and the α‐helical proteins found in biological
systems are among the most beautiful natural structures. Chiral nanoarchitectonics, which is …

Controlling the self-assembly of biomolecules into functional nanomaterials through internal interactions and external stimulations: A review

L Wang, C Gong, X Yuan, G Wei - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biomolecular self-assembly provides a facile way to synthesize functional nanomaterials.
Due to the unique structure and functions of biomolecules, the created biological …

Artificial chiral probes and bioapplications

C Hao, L Xu, H Kuang, C Xu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of artificial chiral architectures, especially chiral inorganic nanostructures,
has greatly promoted research into chirality in nanoscience. The nanoscale chirality of …