Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

The capacity to respond or adapt to environmental changes is an intrinsic property of living
systems that comprise highly-connected subcomponents communicating through chemical …

Within the field of nanotechnology, nanoparticles are one of the most prominent and
promising candidates for technological applications. Self-assembly of nanoparticles has …

We herein present a three-in-one nanoplatform for sensing, self-assembly, and cascade
catalysis, enabled by cyclodextrin modified gold nanoparticles (CD@ AuNPs) …

The field of plasmonics has become one of the most interesting and active research areas in
nanotechnology, enabling numerous fundamental studies and applications in a variety of …

Colloidal particles may be considered as building blocks for materials, just like atoms are the
bricks of molecules, macromolecules, and crystals. Periodic arrays of colloids (colloidal …

Carboxylatopillar [5] arene (CP [5] A), a new water-soluble macrocyclic synthetic receptor,
has been employed as a stabilizing ligand for in situ preparation of gold nanoparticles …

The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …

The living world is chiral. Chirality or the handedness of a structure or molecule is at the
heart of life itself. Recently, it has been shown that plasmonic structures exhibit …

Nanoparticles (NPs) and molecular/supramolecular switches have attracted considerable
interest during the past decade on account of their unique properties and prominent roles in …