Issue 4, 2021

Self-limiting self-assembly of supraparticles for potential biological applications

Abstract

Nanotechnology has largely spurred the development of biological systems by taking advantage of the unique chemical, physical, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties of nanostructures. Self-limiting self-assembly of supraparticles produce new nanostructures and display great potential to create biomimicking nanostructures with desired functionalities. In this minireview, we summarize the recent developments and outstanding achievements of colloidal supraparticles, such as the driving forces for self-limiting self-assembly of supraparticles and properties of constructed supraparticles. Their application values in biological systems have also been illustrated.

Graphical abstract: Self-limiting self-assembly of supraparticles for potential biological applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
09 nov 2020
Accepted
04 jan 2021
First published
08 jan 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 2302-2311

Self-limiting self-assembly of supraparticles for potential biological applications

S. Li, X. Guo, M. Sun, A. Qu, C. Hao, X. Wu, J. Guo, C. Xu, H. Kuang and L. Xu, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 2302 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR08001B

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