Nanoscale Supramolecular Chemistry explores the
interface between self-assembly processes of
individual molecules and inorganic nanomaterials. In
Nature, molecular self-assembly regulates nearly
every aspect of molecular life, from how proteins
take their shapes to enzymatic mechanisms that power
life itself. Described by Jean-Marie Lehn
as Chemistry beyond the Bond , supramolecular
recognition phenomena are based on non-covalent
bonding interactions such as hydrogen bonds and
electrostatic interactions. With recent developments
of synthetically accessible nanomaterials such as
monolayer coated gold nanoparticles, it is now
possible to examine supramolecular chemistry in the
nanodimension. This work reports on some of the
early discoveries in the field of nanoscale
supramolecular chemistry, including how radial
variations in monolayer packing densities of
molecules assembled on nanoparticles effect
supramolecular processes and
how supramolecular chemistry can be used to drive
the formation of nanoparticle assemblies with
controllable architectures.
interface between self-assembly processes of
individual molecules and inorganic nanomaterials. In
Nature, molecular self-assembly regulates nearly
every aspect of molecular life, from how proteins
take their shapes to enzymatic mechanisms that power
life itself. Described by Jean-Marie Lehn
as Chemistry beyond the Bond , supramolecular
recognition phenomena are based on non-covalent
bonding interactions such as hydrogen bonds and
electrostatic interactions. With recent developments
of synthetically accessible nanomaterials such as
monolayer coated gold nanoparticles, it is now
possible to examine supramolecular chemistry in the
nanodimension. This work reports on some of the
early discoveries in the field of nanoscale
supramolecular chemistry, including how radial
variations in monolayer packing densities of
molecules assembled on nanoparticles effect
supramolecular processes and
how supramolecular chemistry can be used to drive
the formation of nanoparticle assemblies with
controllable architectures.