Although dynamic self-assembly, DySA, is a relatively new area of research, the past
decade has brought numerous demonstrations of how various types of components–on …

Programming the organization of discrete building blocks into periodic and quasi-periodic
arrays is challenging. Methods for organizing materials are particularly important at the …

Biological processes build complex, functional materials from the molecular encoded messa
blueprint ges writt for lif en in the sequence of its fe, DNA. DNA directs material synthesis …

DNA-programmable assembly has been used to deliberately synthesize hundreds of
different colloidal crystals spanning dozens of symmetries, but the complexity of the …

The conception, synthesis, and invention of a nanostructure, now known as the spherical
nucleic acid, or SNA, in 1996 marked the advent of a new field of chemistry. Over the past …

Colloidal crystal engineering with nucleic acid-modified nanoparticles is a powerful way for
preparing 3D superlattices, which may be useful in many areas, including catalysis, sensing …

Colloidal crystal engineering with DNA has led to significant advances in bottom‐up
materials synthesis and a new way of thinking about fundamental concepts in chemistry …

A versatile method for the design of colloidal crystals involves the use of DNA as a particle-
directing ligand. With such systems, DNA-nanoparticle conjugates are considered …

Nanoparticles have long been recognized for their unique properties, leading to exciting
potential applications across optics, electronics, magnetism, and catalysis. These specific …

The assembly of individual molecules into hierarchical structures is a promising strategy for
developing three-dimensional materials with properties arising from interaction between the …