Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) materials have received significant attention in the
field of fundamental science recently. These materials offer substantial advancement of …

The transfer of chirality across length-scales is an intriguing and universal natural
phenomenon. However, connecting the properties of individual building blocks to the …

Organic chiral nanofilaments are part of an important class of nanoscale chiral materials that
has recently been receiving significant attention largely due to their potential use in …

Chiral nanomaterials have recently attracted widespread attention. The synthesis of chiral
nanomaterials is currently in an incipient stage and usually involves precise control of chiral …

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In this work, we validate that cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), surface-functionalized with pro-
mesogenic azobenzene pendants, can act as photoswitchable chiral solutes in a nematic …

Chiroptical material is an intriguing and rapidly evolving field in nanomaterial research to
alter and improve the optical interaction of hybrid composites with incident light. In this …

The importance of and the difference between molecular versus structural core chirality of
substances that form nanomaterials, and their ability to transmit and amplify their chirality to …

Defined based on geometric concepts, the origin of biological homochirality including the
single handedness of key building blocks, D-sugars and L-amino acids, is still heavily …