Issue 43, 2022

Nanoarchitectonics beyond perfect order – not quite perfect but quite useful

Abstract

Nanoarchitectonics, like architectonics, allows the design and building of structures, but at the nanoscale. Unlike those in architectonics, and even macro-, micro-, and atomic-scale architectonics, the assembled structures at the nanoscale do not always follow the projected design. In fact, they do follow the projected design but only for self-assembly processes producing structures with perfect order. Here, we look at nanoarchitectonics allowing the building of nanostructures without a perfect arrangement of building blocks. Here, fabrication of structures from molecules, polymers, nanoparticles, and nanosheets to polymer brushes, layer-by-layer assembly structures, and hydrogels through self-assembly processes is discussed, where perfect order is not necessarily the aim to be achieved. Both planar substrate and spherical template-based assemblies are discussed, showing the challenging nature of research in this field and the usefulness of such structures for numerous applications, which are also discussed here.

Graphical abstract: Nanoarchitectonics beyond perfect order – not quite perfect but quite useful

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
09 Mud 2022
Accepted
25 Ndz 2022
First published
26 Ndz 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 15964-16002

Nanoarchitectonics beyond perfect order – not quite perfect but quite useful

L. Cao, Y. Huang, B. Parakhonskiy and A. G. Skirtach, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 15964 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR02537J

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