Conspectus In principle, the incorporation of guest nanoparticles within host crystals should
provide a straightforward and versatile route to a wide range of nanocomposite materials …

Single‐crystals, commonly considered as homogeneous solids, are able to be internally
interfaced abnormally with guest polymers, which can be found in the biominerals where …

Zeolite crystallization predominantly occurs by nonclassical pathways involving the
attachment of complex (alumino) silicate precursors to crystal surfaces, yet recurrent images …

Efficient occlusion of particulate additives into a single crystal has garnered an ever‐
increasing attention in materials science because it offers a counter‐intuitive yet powerful …

Nanoparticle occlusion within growing crystals is of considerable interest because (i) it can
enhance our understanding of biomineralization and (ii) it offers a straightforward route for …

It is highly desirable but technically challenging to precisely control the spatial composition
and internal structure of crystalline nanocomposite materials, especially in a one-pot …

Biominerals can exhibit exceptional mechanical properties owing to their hierarchically‐
ordered organic/inorganic nanocomposite structure. However, synthetic routes to oriented …

Direct occlusion of guest nanoparticles into host crystals enables the straightforward
preparation for various of nanocomposite materials with emerging properties. Therefore, it is …

The direct incorporation of guest crystals into another type of host crystals during the
formation of the latter is technically challenging due to the large difference in surface energy …

In principle, incorporating nanoparticles into growing crystals offers an attractive and highly
convenient route for the production of a wide range of novel nanocomposites. Herein we …