Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

The product of the condensation reaction between glycoluril and formaldehyde was first
reported in a thesis by Eberhard Meyer in 1904 (1) and then published by Behrend and co …

Noble metal nanoparticles (NMNPs), which spring up like mushrooms, are gaining
momentum owing to their unique physicochemical characteristics. Cucurbiturils, a class of …

This chapter summarizes current research dealing with the combination of noble-metal
nanoparticles and different families of supramolecular macrocycles (cyclodextrins, cucurbit …

Cucurbituril (CB) is a unique macrocycle with a rigid symmetrical structure, which is
composed of two identical hydrophilic portals decorated with partially negatively charged …

In the last few decades, two-dimensional monolayer films of gold nanoparticles (2D MFGS)
have attracted increasing attention in various fields, due to their superior attributes of …

This review article focuses on supramolecular assemblies involving cucurbit [n] uril‐based
containers and viologen guests as key building elements. Cucurbit [n] urils (CB [n], n= 5–8 …

Directed assemblies of anisotropic metal nanoparticles exhibit attractive physical and
chemical properties. However, an effective methodology to prepare differently directed …

The self-assembly of colloidal nanocrystals has emerged as a powerful strategy for the
bottom-up fabrication of functional materials and nanodevices. Recently, the self-assembly …

Nanoparticle (NP) superlattices are periodic arrays of nanoscale building blocks. Because of
the collective effect between functional NPs, NP superlattices can exhibit exciting new …