Under the right process conditions, nanoparticles can cluster together to form defined,
dispersed structures, which can be termed supraparticles. Controlling the size, shape, and …

The use of small organic molecules as catalysts has gained increasing importance recently.
These substances, the so-called organocatalysts, present a lot of advantages, like being …

In this contribution, a spotlight is given to Janus nanoparticles, which offer a promising future
for interfacial applications, such as catalysis, and different biomedical purposes ranging from …

Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …

Arylazopyrazoles (AAPs) represent a new class of photochromic azo compounds that offer
high-yield E/Z isomerization in both directions upon irradiation with UV or green light …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) with highly branched hydroxyl moieties and hydrophobic cavities, have
been widely employed as building blocks for the construction of CD-based nanoplatforms …

Their inherent directional information renders patchy particles interesting building blocks for
advanced applications in materials science. In this study, a feasible method to fabricate …

Stimuli-responsive self-assembly of nanoparticles is a versatile approach for the bottom-up
fabrication of adaptive and functional nanomaterials. For this purpose, anisotropic building …

Hydrogels that respond to non-invasive, external stimuli such as a magnetic field are of
exceptional interest for the development of adaptive soft materials. To date magneto …

A hierarchical supramolecular hydrogel was self-assembled from a Fmoc-RGDS
tetrapeptide and showed photo-controlled release directed by host–guest interaction …