Multivalent Directed Assembly of Colloidal Particles

摘要

Nature's building blocks ubiquitously self-assemble into diverse structures in the world around us. In naturally occurring assemblies, directional interactions play a pivotal role in guiding structural complexity and functional specificity at various length scales. Yet, it is still a challenging task in materials science to create building blocks that predictably assemble into desired highly programmable suprastructures. Herein, we highlight an inventive concept for controlling the directional assembly of multivalent colloidal particles, which has recently been reported by Pine and co-workers.