This review describes the latest advances in the synthesis and assembly of specific colloids
such as the colloidal molecules as defined by van Blaaderen in 2003 and the patchy …

The controlled patterning of polymeric surfaces at the micro-and nanoscale offers potential
in the technological development of small-scale devices, particularly within the fields of …

Chiral molecules with opposite handedness exhibit distinct physical, chemical, or biological
properties. They pose challenges as well as opportunities in understanding the phase …

Despite the mounting interest in synthetic active particles, too little is known about their
assembly into higher‐order clusters. Here, mixing bare silica particles with Janus particles …

Controlling the complex dynamics of active colloids—the autonomous locomotion of
colloidal particles and their spontaneous assembly—is challenging yet crucial for creating …

Segmented gold–ruthenium nanorods (300±30 nm in diameter and 2.0±0.2 μm in length)
with thin Ni segments at one end assemble into few-particle, geometrically regular dimers …

Active particles can autonomously propel and have the tendency to organize into high-order
ensembles and phases that evolve and reconfigure. They have emerged as a focused …

The assembly of active and self-propelled particles is an emerging strategy to create
dynamic materials otherwise impossible. However, control of the complex particle …

We present with experiments and computer simulations that colloidal molecules with tunable
geometry can be generated through 3D confined assembly of diblock copolymers. This …

Colloidal particles with surface patches can self-assemble with high directionality, but the
resulting assemblies cannot reconfigure unless the patch arrangement (number, symmetry …