The past and the future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

ON Oliveira Jr, L Caseli, K Ariga - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

Self-assembly as a key player for materials nanoarchitectonics

K Ariga, M Nishikawa, T Mori, J Takeya… - … and Technology of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The development of science and technology of advanced materials using nanoscale units
can be conducted by a novel concept involving combination of nanotechnology …

Nanoarchitectonics: what's coming next after nanotechnology?

K Ariga - Nanoscale Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In science and technology today, the crucial importance of the regulation of nanoscale
objects and structures is well recognized. The production of functional material systems …

Nanoarchitectonics beyond self‐assembly: challenges to create bio‐like hierarchic organization

K Ariga, X Jia, J Song, JP Hill… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporation of non‐equilibrium actions in the sequence of self‐assembly processes would
be an effective means to establish bio‐like high functionality hierarchical assemblies. As a …

Nanoarchitectonics for dynamic functional materials from atomic‐/molecular‐level manipulation to macroscopic action

K Ariga, J Li, J Fei, Q Ji, JP Hill - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

Don't forget Langmuir–Blodgett films 2020: Interfacial nanoarchitectonics with molecules, materials, and living objects

K Ariga - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Designing interfacial structures with nanoscale (or molecular) components is one of the
important tasks in the nanoarchitectonics concept. In particular, the Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) …

Supramolecular chiral nanoarchitectonics

K Ariga, T Mori, T Kitao, T Uemura - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Exploration of molecular functions and material properties based on the control of chirality
would be a scientifically elegant approach. Here, the fabrication and function of chiral …

25th Anniversary article: What can be done with the Langmuir‐Blodgett method? Recent developments and its critical role in materials science

K Ariga, Y Yamauchi, T Mori, JP Hill - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Langmuir‐Blodgett (LB) technique is known as an elegant method for fabrication of well‐
defined layered structures with molecular level precision. Since its discovery the LB method …

Nanoarchitectonics for mesoporous materials

K Ariga, A Vinu, Y Yamauchi, Q Ji… - Bulletin of the Chemical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Although mesoporous materials have well-defined pore structures, these fine materials can
surprisingly be produced by employing a set of conventional and simple procedures such as …

Layer-by-layer assembly as a versatile bottom-up nanofabrication technique for exploratory research and realistic application

K Ariga, JP Hill, Q Ji - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The layer-by-layer (LbL) adsorption technique offers an easy and inexpensive process for
multilayer formation and allows a variety of materials to be incorporated within the film …