List of publications

73

Authors:

Julius Gemen, Johannes Ahrens, Linda J. W. Shimon, Rafal Klajn

Modulating the Optical Properties of BODIPY Dyes by Noncovalent Dimerization within a Flexible Coordination Cage

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17721–17729

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The smallest possible aggregates (i.e., dimers) of BODIPYs are successfully isolated by supramolecular encapsulation within a flexible coordination cage. This noncovalent dimerization profoundly affects optical properties of various BODIPY derivatives.

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Authors:

Angela B. Grommet, Lucia M. Lee, Rafal Klajn

Molecular Photoswitching in Confined Spaces

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Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 2600–2610

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We discuss five classes of synthetic light-switchable compounds — diarylethenes, anthracenes, azobenzenes, spiropyrans, and donor—acceptor Stenhouse adducts — comparing their behavior under confinement and in solution.

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Authors:

Martina Canton, Angela B. Grommet, Luca Pesce, Julius Gemen, Shiming Li, Yael Diskin-Posner, Alberto Credi, Giovanni M. Pavan, Joakim Andréasson, Rafal Klajn

Improving Fatigue Resistance of Dihydropyrene by Encapsulation within a Coordination Cage

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14557–14565

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Encapsulation of the dihydropyrene switch within a coordination cage significantly decreases the fatigue experienced by the switch upon repeated photocycling.

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Authors:

Angela B. Grommet, Moran Feller, Rafal Klajn

Chemical reactivity under nanoconfinement

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Nature Nanotechnology 2020, 15, 256–271

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We survey strategies to control chemical reactivity of species under different types of nanoconfinement and demonstrate that different types of confined spaces modulate reactivity in similar ways.

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Authors:

Luca Pesce, Claudio Perego, Angela B. Grommet, Rafal Klajn, Giovanni M. Pavan

Molecular Factors Controlling the Isomerization of Azobenzenes in the Cavity of a Flexible Coordination Cage

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 9792–9802

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Reconstruction of the mechanism of azobenzene switching within the cavity of a coordination cage.

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Authors:

Silvia Moreno, Priyanka Sharan, Johanna Engelke, Hannes Gumz, Susanne Boye, Ulrich Oertel, Peng Wang, Susanta Banerjee, Rafal Klajn, Brigitte Voit, Albena Lederer, Dietmar Appelhans

Light-Driven Proton Transfer for Cyclic and Temporal Switching of Enzymatic Nanoreactors

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Small 2020, 16, 2002135

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We report that light‐driven proton transfer triggered by a merocyanine‐based photoacid can be used to modulate the permeability of pH‐responsive polymersome membrane.

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Authors:

Yonatan Anahory, H. R. Naren, Ella O. Lachman, Sophia Buhbut Sinai, Aviram Uri, Lior Embon, Elad Yaakobi, Yuri Myasoedov, Martin E. Huber, Rafal Klajn, Eli Zeldov

SQUID-on-tip with single-electron spin sensitivity for high-field and ultra-low temperature nanomagnetic imaging

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Nanoscale 2020, 12, 3174–3182

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The smallest SQUID-on-tip device obtained to date enables low-temperature magnetic characterization of individual Fe₃O₄ nanocubes.

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Authors:

Tong Bian, Zonglin Chu, Rafal Klajn

The Many Ways to Assemble Nanoparticles using Light

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Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 1905866

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The diverse approaches that have so far been developed to control the self‐assembly of nanoparticles using light are reviewed and critically compared.

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Authors:

Zonglin Chu, Rafal Klajn

Polysilsesquioxane Nanowire Networks as an “Artificial Solvent” for Reversible Operation of Photochromic Molecules

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Nano Letters 2019, 19, 7106–7111

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We report a general methodology allowing for reversible switching of photochromic compounds under solvent-free conditions, within nanoporous networks of superhydrophobic nanofilaments.

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Authors:

Anton I. Hanopolskyi, Soumen De, Michał J. Białek, Yael Diskin-Posner, Liat Avram, Moran Feller, Rafal Klajn

Reversible switching of arylazopyrazole within a metal–organic cage

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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2398–2407

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A coordination cage forms a 1:2 inclusion complex with E-phenylazopyrazole. UV-induced switching to the Z isomer triggers the release of one of the two guests from the cage and the formation of a 1:1 cage/Z-phenylazopyrazole complex.

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Authors:

Michał J. Białek, Rafal Klajn

Diamond Grows Up

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Chem 2019, 5, 2283–2285

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Highlight of a recent paper showing that diamondoid nanoporous frameworks can be obtained from a hexacationic building block lacking a tetrahedral symmetry.

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Authors:

Marek Grzelczak, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Rafal Klajn

Stimuli-responsive self-assembly of nanoparticles

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Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 1342–1361

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We review strategies developed to control dynamic self-assembly of nanoparticles using various stimuli, including solvents, pH, gases, metal ions, biomolecules, temperature, magnetic fields, electric fields, as well as light.

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61

Authors:

Zonglin Chu, Yanxiao Han, Tong Bian, Soumen De, Petr Král, Rafal Klajn

Supramolecular Control of Azobenzene Switching on Nanoparticles

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1949–1960

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Photoswitching properties of azobenzene can be tuned by noncovalent interactions on the surfaces of nanoparticles. For example, a hydroxy-terminated ligand can accelerate the back-isomerization reaction of nearby azobenzene groups by more than 6000 fold.

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Authors:

Dipak Samanta, Julius Gemen, Zonglin Chu, Yael Diskin-Posner, Linda J. W. Shimon, Rafal Klajn

Reversible photoswitching of encapsulated azobenzenes in water

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2018, 115, 9379–9384

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Several structurally diverse azobenzenes can be encapsulated inside a flexible coordination cage, which does not compromise their photoswitching properties.

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Authors:

Zonglin Chu, Yanxiao Han, Petr Král, Rafal Klajn

“Precipitation on Nanoparticles”: Attractive Intermolecular Interactions Stabilize Specific Ligand Ratios on the Surfaces of Nanoparticles

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 141, 1949–1960

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Co-adsorption of two different ligands onto nanoparticles can induce intermolecular interactions between them, which favors a narrow range of ratios of ligands molecules on the nanoparticles that is largely independent of their molar ratio in solution.

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58

Authors:

Dipak Samanta, Daria Galaktionova, Julius Gemen, Linda J. W. Shimon, Yael Diskin-Posner, Liat Avram, Petr Král, Rafal Klajn

Reversible chromism of spiropyran in the cavity of a flexible coordination cage

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Nature Communications 2018, 9, 641

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Physicochemical properties of spiropyran—a commonly used photoresponsive switch—are markedly affected by placing it inside the cavity of a flexible coordination cage.

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Authors:

Soumen De, Rafal Klajn

Dissipative Self-Assembly Driven by the Consumption of Chemical Fuels

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Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1706750

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Short review of recent progress in developing diverse synthetic molecular dissipative self‐assembly systems.

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Authors:

David Bléger, Rafal Klajn

Integrating Macromolecules with Molecular Switches

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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2018, 39, 1700827

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Editorial preceding a collection of 17 research papers and review articles within Macromolecular Rapid Communications Special Issue “Synthetic Macromolecular Machines”.

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Authors:

Michał Sawczyk, Rafal Klajn

Out-of-Equilibrium Aggregates and Coatings during Seeded Growth of Metallic Nanoparticles

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17973–17978

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We disclose a new mechanism of transient aggregation of gold and silver nanoparticles occurring during seeded nanoparticle growth.

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Authors:

Thumu Udayabhaskararao, Thomas Altantzis, Lothar Houben, Marc Coronado-Puchau, Judith Langer, Ronit Popowitz-Biro, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Lela Vuković, Petr Král, Sara Bals, Rafal Klajn

Tunable porous nanoallotropes prepared by post-assembly etching of binary nanoparticle superlattices

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Science 2017, 358, 514–518

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Binary nanoparticle arrays treated with etchants selective for one of their components are transformed into a new family of nanoporous materials – non–close-packed nanoparticle superlattices.

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53

Authors:

Dipak Samanta, Rafal Klajn

Clathrates grow up

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Science 2017, 355, 912

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Highlight of a recent report showing that bipyramidal gold nanocrystals can self-assemble into colloidal crystals with structures that resemble those of molecular clathrates, but on a much higher length scale.

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Authors:

Jan van Esch, Rafal Klajn, Sijbren Otto

Chemical systems out of equilibrium

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Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 5474–5475

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Editorial preceding a collection of 11 review articles within Chemical Society Reviews themed issue “Chemical systems out of equilibrium”.

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51

Authors:

Johannes Ahrens, Tong Bian, Tom Vexler, Rafal Klajn

Irreversible Bleaching of Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts on the Surfaces of Magnetite Nanoparticles

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ChemPhotoChem 2017, 1, 230–260

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Upon attachment to nanoparticles, the DASA photoswitches undergo an irreversible decoloration reaction owing to the formation of the zwitterionic form.

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Authors:

Pintu K. Kundu, Sanjib Das, Johannes Ahrens, Rafal Klajn

Controlling the lifetimes of dynamic nanoparticle aggregates by spiropyran functionalization

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Nanoscale 2016, 8, 19280–19286

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We show that the lifetimes of dynamic aggregates of spiropyran-decorated nanoparticles depend on and can be controlled by the molar fraction of spiropyran on the nanoparticles.

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Authors:

Thomas Moldt, Daniel Przyrembel, Michael Schulze, Wibke Bronsch, Larissa Boie, Daniel Brete, Cornelius Gahl, Rafal Klajn, Petra Tegeder, Martin Weinelt

Differing Isomerization Kinetics of Azobenzene-Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers in Ambient Air and in Vacuum

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Langmuir 2016, 32, 10795–10801

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Adventitious water adsorbed on the surface of azobenzene-terminated self-assembled monolayers stabilizes the polar cis configuration of azobenzene under ambient conditions, thus greatly decreasing the kinetics of the thermal back-isomerization.

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48

Authors:

Dipak Samanta, Rafal Klajn

Aqueous Light-Controlled Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles

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Adv. Opt. Mater. 2016, 4, 1373–1377

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Non‐photoresponsive nanoparticles can be reversibly assembled using light by placing them in an aqueous solution of a merocyanine-based photoacid.

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47

Authors:

Rafal Klajn

Borrowing titania’s photoinduced electrons for molecular switching

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Sci. China Chem. 2016, 59, 420–421

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Highlight of a recent report showing that self‐assembly of TiO₂ nanoparticles functionalized with methyl viologen can be controlled both by light irradiation and chemical reduction.

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46

Authors:

T. Udayabhaskararao, Pintu K. Kundu, Johannes Ahrens, Rafal Klajn

Reversible Photoisomerization of Spiropyran on the Surfaces of Au₂₅ Nanoclusters

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ChemPhysChem 2016, 17, 1805–1809

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Spiropyran bound to Au₂₅ nanoclusters isomerizes in a reversible fashion when exposed to UV and visible light, with switching characteristics similar to those of free spiropyran molecules in solution.

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Authors:

Nadav Amdursky, Pintu K. Kundu, Johannes Ahrens, Dan Huppert, Rafal Klajn

Noncovalent Interactions with Proteins Modify the Physicochemical Properties of a Molecular Switch

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ChemPlusChem 2016, 81, 41–48

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It is reported that the spiropyran molecular switch can be stabilized—and reversibly photoswitched—in aqueous environments in the presence of a variety of proteins, including human serum albumin, insulin fibrils, lysozyme, and glucose oxidase.

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Authors:

Hui Zhao, Soumyo Sen, T. Udayabhaskararao, Michał Sawczyk, Kristina Kučanda, Debasish Manna, Pintu K. Kundu, Ji-Woong Lee, Petr Král, Rafal Klajn

Reversible occlusion and reaction acceleration within dynamically self-assembling nanoflasks

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Nature Nanotechnology 2016, 11, 82–88

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We demonstrate that dynamically self-assembling nanoparticle aggregates can trap molecules from the solution and drastically affect their chemical reactivity.

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Authors:

Pintu K. Kundu, Dipak Samanta, Ron Leizrowice, Baruch Margulis, Hui Zhao, Martin Börner, T. Udayabhaskararao, Debasish Manna, Rafal Klajn

Light-controlled self-assembly of non-photoresponsive nanoparticles

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Nature Chemistry 2015, 7, 646–652

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This publication describes a conceptually new methodology to guide the assembly of nanoparticles using light that does not require the particles to be functionalized with light-responsive ligands.

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Authors:

Debasish Manna, T. Udayabhaskararao, Hui Zhao, Rafal Klajn

Orthogonal Light-Induced Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles using Differently Substituted Azobenzenes

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12394–12397

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We show that by decorating the surfaces of metallic nanoparticles with differently substituted azobenzenes, it is possible to modulate the wavelength of light at which the self‐assembly of these nanoparticles is induced.

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Authors:

Gurvinder Singh, Henry Chan, T. Udayabhaskararao, Elijah Gelman, Davide Peddis, Artem Baskin, Gregory Leitus, Petr Král, Rafal Klajn

Magnetic field-induced self-assembly of iron oxide nanocubes

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Faraday Discussions 2015, 181, 403–421

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A combined experiment–theory study aimed at better understanding of the effects of magnetite nanocrystal shape and surface chemistry on magnetically controlled self-assembly.

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Authors:

Ji-Woong Lee, Rafal Klajn

Dual-responsive nanoparticles that aggregate upon simultaneous action of light and CO₂

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Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2036–2039

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Metallic nanoparticles co-functionalized with monolayers of UV- and CO₂-sensitive ligands are prepared and shown to respond to these two types of stimuli reversibly and in an orthogonal fashion.

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Authors:

Thomas Moldt, Daniel Brete, Daniel Przyrembel, Sanjib Das, Joel R. Goldman, Pintu K. Kundu, Cornelius Gahl, Rafal Klajn, Martin Weinelt

Tailoring the Properties of Surface-Immobilized Azobenzenes by Monolayer Dilution and Surface Curvature

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Langmuir 2015, 31, 1048–1057

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Photoswitching of azobenzene within self-assembled monolayers depends on steric constraints and excitonic coupling between neighboring chromophores, and it can be controlled by monolayer dilution and by modifying the curvature of the underlying substrate.

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Authors:

Pintu K. Kundu, Rafal Klajn

Watching Single Molecules Move in Response to Light

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ACS Nano 2014, 8, 11913–11916

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Highlight of a recent report in which force microscopy was used to demonstrate light-induced contraction, extension, and crawling events in photoresponsive polymers on a single-molecule level.

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Authors:

Pintu K. Kundu, Avishai Lerner, Kristina Kučanda, Gregory Leitus, Rafal Klajn

Cyclic Kinetics during Thermal Equilibration of an Axially Chiral Bis-Spiropyran

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 11276–11279

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A compound combining the features of a molecular rotor and a photoswitch was synthesized and shown to exist as three diastereomers, which interconvert via a reversible cyclic reaction scheme.

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Authors:

Gurvinder Singh, Henry Chan, Artem Baskin, Elijah Gelman, Nikita Repnin, Petr Král, Rafal Klajn

Self-assembly of magnetite nanocubes into helical superstructures

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Science 2014, 345, 1149–1153

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Competition between different nanoscale forces guides self-assembly of simple magnetic nanoparticles into complex higher-order structures, including double helices.

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Authors:

Pintu K. Kundu, Gregory L. Olsen, Vladimir Kiss, Rafal Klajn

Nanoporous frameworks exhibiting multiple stimuli responsiveness

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Nature Communications 2014, 5, 3588

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Porous materials incorporating spiropyran units within their nanopores exhibit a variety of interesting properties, including reversible photochromism and acidochromism under solvent-free conditions and light-controlled capture and release of metal ions.

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Authors:

Tino Zdobinsky, Pradipta Sankar Maiti, Rafal Klajn

Support Curvature and Conformational Freedom Control Chemical Reactivity of Immobilized Species

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 2711–2714

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We show that light-induced bimolecular reactions between anthracenes confined to the surfaces of nanoparticles can be manipulated by the length of the linker, as well as by the curvature of the underlying particles.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn

Spiropyran-based dynamic materials

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Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 148–184

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This review discusses the synthesis, switching properties, and use of dynamic materials in which spiropyran is attached to the surfaces of polymers, biomacromolecules, inorganic nanoparticles, and solid surfaces.

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Authors:

Tal Ely, Sanjib Das, Wenjie Li, Pintu K. Kundu, Einat Tirosh, David Cahen, Ayelet Vilan, Rafal Klajn

Photocontrol of Electrical Conductance with a Nonsymmetrical Azobenzene Dithiol

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Synlett 2013, 24, 2370–2374

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Azobenzene groups incorporated within electrode–monolayer–electrode junctions retain their switching properties and permit the photocontrol of electrical conductance.

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Authors:

Sanjib Das, Priyaradshi Ranjan, Pradipta Sankar Maiti, Gurvinder Singh, Gregory Leitus, Rafal Klajn

Dual-Responsive Nanoparticles and their Self-Assembly

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Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 422–426

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Design and preparation of nanoparticles whose properties can be orthogonally modified by two types of external stimuli – light and magnetic field.

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Authors:

Olga Chovnik, Renata Balgley, Joel R. Goldman, Rafal Klajn

Dynamically Self-Assembling Carriers Enable Guiding of Diamagnetic Particles by Weak Magnets

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 19564–19567

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We show that diamagnetic particles can be remotely manipulated by a magnet by reversible adsorption of dual-responsive, light-switchable/superparamagnetic nanoparticles on their surfaces.

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Authors:

Yonatan Ridelman, Gurvinder Singh, Ronit Popovitz-Biro, Sharon G. Wolf, Sanjib Das, Rafal Klajn

Metallic Nanobowls by Galvanic Replacement Reaction on Heterodimeric Nanoparticles

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Small 2012, 8, 654–660

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Magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles are employed as “protecting groups” during the galvanic replacement of silver with gold occurring on Ag–Fe₃O₄ heterodimers, leading to bowl-shaped nanoparticles.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn

Immobilized azobenzenes for the construction of photoresponsive materials

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Pure Appl. Chem. 2010, 82, 2247–2279

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This review paper discusses switching properties of immobilized azobenzenes in the context of the development of new photoresponsive materials.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, J. Fraser Stoddart, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Nanoparticles functionalised with molecular and supramolecular switches

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Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, 39, 2203–2237

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This review paper evaluates materials which comprise nanoparticles functionalized with self-assembled monolayers of molecular and supramolecular switches.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Kevin P. Browne, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Nanoparticles That "Remember" Temperature

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Small 2010, 6, 1385–1387

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Photoresponsive gold nanoparticles dispersed in a solid/frozen matrix provide a basis for sensors that “remember” whether the sample has ever exceeded the melting temperature of the matrix.

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Authors:

Ali Coskun, Paul J. Wesson, Rafal Klajn, Ali Trabolsi, Lei Fang, Mark A. Olson, Sanjeev K. Dey, Bartosz A. Grzybowski, J. Fraser Stoddart

Molecular-Mechanical Switching at the Nanoparticle–Solvent Interface: Practice and Theory

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 4310–4320

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Gold, silver, and palladium nanoparticles have been functionalized with redox-active molecular and supramolecular switches. The redox potentials of these switches depend on their molar fraction within the self-assembled monolayers on the nanoparticles.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Mark A. Olson, Paul J. Wesson, Lei Fang, Ali Coskun, Ali Trabolsi, Siowling Soh, J. Fraser Stoddart, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Dynamic hook-and-eye nanoparticle sponges

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Nature Chemistry 2009, 1, 733–738

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We describe polymers that capture and release functionalized nanoparticles as a result of reversible, redox-controlled formation of polypseudorotaxanes.

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Authors:

Kevin P. Browne, Rafal Klajn, JulieAnn Villa, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Mechanofabrication of Pancake and Rodlike Nanostructures from Deformable Nanoparticles Aggregates

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Small 2009, 5, 2656–2658

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Spherical aggregates of crosslinked metal nanoparticles are transformed into pancake- and rod-like assemblies by mechanical stresses and shears imparted by macroscopic objects.

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Authors:

Mark A. Olson, Ali Coskun, Rafal Klajn, Lei Fang, Sanjeev K. Dey, Kevin P. Browne, Bartosz A. Grzybowski, J. Fraser Stoddart

Assembly of Polygonal Clusters Directed by Reversible Noncovalent Bonding Interactions

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Nano Letters 2009, 9, 3185–3190

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Nanoparticle doublets, triplets, and quartets assembled via noncovalent bonding interactions can be reversibly disassembled and reassembled. They can also be coalesced into permanent polygonal structures by thermal treatment using a focused electron beam.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Paul J. Wesson, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Writing Self-Erasing Images using Metastable Nanoparticle “Inks”

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7035–7039

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Plasmonic nanoparticles coated with photoresponsive ligands are used as “inks” for self‐erasing “paper” whereby light‐induced self‐assembly of the nanoparticles is transduced into local color changes.

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Authors:

Hideyuki Nakanishi, Bartlomiej Kowalczyk, Abraham Nitzan, Emily A Weiss, Konstantin V. Tretiakov, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Mario M. Apodaca, Rafal Klajn, J. Fraser Stoddart, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Photoconductance and inverse photoconductance in thin films of functionalized metal nanoparticles

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Nature 2009, 460, 371–375

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We describe a new class of nanoparticle-based materials whose conductivity can either increase or decrease on irradiation with visible light, depending on the molecules comprising the self-assembled monolayers stabilizing these nanoparticles.

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Authors:

Paul J. Wesson, Siowling Soh, Rafal Klajn, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Timothy P. Gray, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

“Remote” Fabrication via Three-Dimensional Reaction-Diffusion: Making Complex Core-and-Shell Particles and Assembling Them into Open-Lattice Crystals

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Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 1911–1915

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Reaction–diffusion processes initiated from the surfaces of mesoscopic particles are used to fabricate complex core–shell structures.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Lei Fang, Ali Coskun, Mark A. Olson, Paul J. Wesson, J. Fraser Stoddart, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Metal Nanoparticles Functionalized with Molecular and Supramolecular Switches

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 4233–4235

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Redox potentials of molecular and supramolecular switches adsorbed onto the surfaces of metal nanoparticles depend on and can be regulated by the composition of the mixed self-assembled monolayers covering these nanoparticles.

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Authors:

Mark A. Olson, Adam B. Braunschweig, Lei Fang, Taichi Ikeda, Rafal Klajn, Ali Trabolsi, Chad A. Mirkin, Bartosz A. Grzybowski, J. Fraser Stoddart

A Bistable Poly[2]catenane Forms Nanosuperstructures

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 1792–1797

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A bistable side‐chain poly[2]catenane has been synthesized and found to form hierarchical self‐assembled hollow superstructures of nanoscale dimensions in solution.

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Authors:

Yanhu Wei, Rafal Klajn, Anatoliy O. Pinchuk, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Synthesis, Shape Control, and Optical Properties of Hybrid Fe₃O₄-Au “Nanoflowers”

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Small 2008, 10, 1635–1639

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The synthesis and characterization of a family of “flowerlike” Au/Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles is described, whereby Fe₃O₄ “leaves” adhere to a gold core.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Timothy P. Gray, Paul J. Wesson, Benjamin D. Myers, Vinayak P. Dravid, Stoyan K. Smoukov, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Bulk Synthesis and Surface Patterning of Nanoporous Metals and Alloys from Supraspherical Nanoparticle Aggregates

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Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18, 2763–2769

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Spherical aggregates of crosslinked nanoparticles self-assemble into larger structures, which are subsequently converted into nanoporous metals and alloys composed of up to three metals.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Anatoliy O. Pinchuk, George C. Schatz, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Synthesis of Heterodimeric Sphere–Prism Nanostructures via Metastable Gold Supraspheres

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 42, 8363–8367

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Metastable spherical aggregates of gold nanoparticles undergo a one‐to‐one, thermally induced transformation into heterodimers comprising connected plate and spherical domains.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Marcin Fialkowski, Maciej Paszewski, Christopher J. Campbell, Timothy P. Gray, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Plastic and Moldable Metals by Self-Assembly of Sticky Nanoparticle Aggregates

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Science 2007, 316, 261–264

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Spherical aggregates of metal nanoparticles crosslinked by dithiols give rise to materials that are plastic and moldable against arbitrarily shaped masters and can be thermally hardened into polycrystalline metal structures of controllable porosity.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Light-controlled self-assembly of reversible and irreversible nanoparticle suprastructures

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2007, 104, 10305–10309

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Pioneering report showing that manoparticles decorated with ligands terminated with photoswitchable dipoles can be assembled by light into organized, three-dimensional suprastructures of various types and sizes.

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Authors:

Maciej Paszewski, Stoyan K. Smoukov, Rafal Klajn, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Multilevel Surface Nano- and Microstructuring via Sequential Photoswelling of Dichromated Gelatin

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Langmuir 2007, 23, 5419–5422

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Light-induced swelling of thin films of dichromated gelatin provides a basis for fabrication of multilevel surface reliefs via sequential UV illumination through different photomasks.

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Authors:

Alexander M. Kalsin, Bartlomiej Kowalczyk, Stoyan K. Smoukov, Rafal Klajn, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Ionic-like Behavior of Oppositely Charged Nanoparticles

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15046–15047

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It is shown that mixtures of positively and negatively charged nanoparticles of various sizes and charge ratios precipitate only at the point of electroneutrality.

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Authors:

Kyle J. M. Bishop, Rafal Klajn, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

The Core and Most Useful Molecules in Organic Chemistry

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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 5348–5354

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Organic syntheses reported in the literature from 1850 to 2004 are analyzed with mathematical tools from network theory and statistical physics. We identify a set of substances (the core) from which the majority of other organic compounds can be made.

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Authors:

Marcin Fialkowski, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Rafal Klajn, Stoyan K. Smoukov, Christopher J. Campbell, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Principles and Implementations of Dissipative (Dynamic) Self-Assembly

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J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 2482–2496

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This Feature Article discusses advances in theory and practice of nonequilibrium self-assembly.

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Authors:

Stoyan K. Smoukov, Christopher J. Campbell, Rafal Klajn, Kyle J. M. Bishop, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Cutting into Solids with Micropatterned Gels

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Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 1361–1365

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Hydrogel stamps soaked in an appropriate etchant can microstructure solid surfaces by removing material with micrometer‐scale precision.

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Authors:

Christopher J. Campbell, Rafal Klajn, Marcin Fialkowski, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

One-Step Multilevel Microfabrication by Reaction–Diffusion

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Langmuir 2005, 21, 418–423

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A new experimental technique is described that uses reaction−diffusion phenomena as a means of one-step microfabrication of complex, multilevel surface reliefs.

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Authors:

Dariusz Witt, Rafal Klajn, Piotr Barski, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Applications, Properties, and Synthesis of ω-Functionalized n-Alkanethiols and Disulfides – the Building Blocks of Self-Assembled Monolayers

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Curr. Org. Chem. 2004, 8, 1763–1797

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This review paper summarizes the applications and physical properties of self-assembled monolayers and systematizes the strategies of synthesis of ω-functionalized alkanethiols.

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Authors:

Rafal Klajn, Marcin Fialkowski, Igor T. Bensemann, Agnieszka Bitner, Christopher J. Campbell, Kyle Bishop, Stoyan Smoukov, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Multicolour micropatterning of thin films of dry gels

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Nature Materials 2004, 3, 729–735

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One-step multicolor micropatterning of surfaces is achieved using the “wet stamping” technique by simultaneously delivering several coloured chemicals.

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Authors:

Christopher J. Campbell, Marcin Fialkowski, Rafal Klajn, Igor T. Bensemann, Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Color Micro- and Nanopatterning with Counter-Propagating Reaction–Diffusion Fronts

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Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 1912–1917

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The “wet stamping” technique has been used to color-pattern thin films of ionically doped gelatin gels with submicrometer precision.

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Authors:

Anna Michrowska, Michał Bieniek, Mikhail Kim, Rafał Klajn, Karol Grela

Cross-metathesis reaction of vinyl sulfones and sulfoxides

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Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 4525–4531

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The reactivity of α,β-unsaturated sulfones and sulfoxides in the olefin cross-metathesis reaction is reported.

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Authors:

Mieczysław Mąkosza, Jacek Przyborowski, Rafał Klajn, Andrzej Kwast

Simple Synthesis of 2-Substituted Tetrahydrofuran-3-carbonitriles

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Synlett 2000, 12, 1773–1774

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Reaction of 4-chlorobutyronitrile with nonenolisable aldehydes under liquid/liquid phase transfer catalysis conditions leads, via an addition-cyclisation reaction sequence, to tetrahydrofuran-3-carbonitrile derivatives.

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Modulating the Optical Properties of BODIPY Dyes by Noncovalent Dimerization within a Flexible Coordination Cage

Molecular Photoswitching in Confined Spaces

Improving Fatigue Resistance of Dihydropyrene by Encapsulation within a Coordination Cage

Chemical reactivity under nanoconfinement

Molecular Factors Controlling the Isomerization of Azobenzenes in the Cavity of a Flexible Coordination Cage

Light-Driven Proton Transfer for Cyclic and Temporal Switching of Enzymatic Nanoreactors

SQUID-on-tip with single-electron spin sensitivity for high-field and ultra-low temperature nanomagnetic imaging

The Many Ways to Assemble Nanoparticles using Light

Polysilsesquioxane Nanowire Networks as an “Artificial Solvent” for Reversible Operation of Photochromic Molecules

Reversible switching of arylazopyrazole within a metal–organic cage

Diamond Grows Up

Stimuli-responsive self-assembly of nanoparticles

Supramolecular Control of Azobenzene Switching on Nanoparticles

Reversible photoswitching of encapsulated azobenzenes in water

“Precipitation on Nanoparticles”: Attractive Intermolecular Interactions Stabilize Specific Ligand Ratios on the Surfaces of Nanoparticles

Reversible chromism of spiropyran in the cavity of a flexible coordination cage

Dissipative Self-Assembly Driven by the Consumption of Chemical Fuels

Integrating Macromolecules with Molecular Switches

Out-of-Equilibrium Aggregates and Coatings during Seeded Growth of Metallic Nanoparticles

Tunable porous nanoallotropes prepared by post-assembly etching of binary nanoparticle superlattices

Clathrates grow up

Chemical systems out of equilibrium

Irreversible Bleaching of Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts on the Surfaces of Magnetite Nanoparticles

Controlling the lifetimes of dynamic nanoparticle aggregates by spiropyran functionalization

Differing Isomerization Kinetics of Azobenzene-Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers in Ambient Air and in Vacuum

Aqueous Light-Controlled Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles

Borrowing titania’s photoinduced electrons for molecular switching

Reversible Photoisomerization of Spiropyran on the Surfaces of Au25 Nanoclusters

Noncovalent Interactions with Proteins Modify the Physicochemical Properties of a Molecular Switch

Reversible occlusion and reaction acceleration within dynamically self-assembling nanoflasks

Light-controlled self-assembly of non-photoresponsive nanoparticles

Orthogonal Light-Induced Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles using Differently Substituted Azobenzenes

Magnetic field-induced self-assembly of iron oxide nanocubes

Dual-responsive nanoparticles that aggregate upon simultaneous action of light and CO2

Tailoring the Properties of Surface-Immobilized Azobenzenes by Monolayer Dilution and Surface Curvature

Watching Single Molecules Move in Response to Light

Cyclic Kinetics during Thermal Equilibration of an Axially Chiral Bis-Spiropyran

Self-assembly of magnetite nanocubes into helical superstructures

Nanoporous frameworks exhibiting multiple stimuli responsiveness

Support Curvature and Conformational Freedom Control Chemical Reactivity of Immobilized Species

Spiropyran-based dynamic materials

Photocontrol of Electrical Conductance with a Nonsymmetrical Azobenzene Dithiol

Dual-Responsive Nanoparticles and their Self-Assembly

Dynamically Self-Assembling Carriers Enable Guiding of Diamagnetic Particles by Weak Magnets

Metallic Nanobowls by Galvanic Replacement Reaction on Heterodimeric Nanoparticles

Immobilized azobenzenes for the construction of photoresponsive materials

Nanoparticles functionalised with molecular and supramolecular switches

Nanoparticles That "Remember" Temperature

Molecular-Mechanical Switching at the Nanoparticle–Solvent Interface: Practice and Theory

Dynamic hook-and-eye nanoparticle sponges

Mechanofabrication of Pancake and Rodlike Nanostructures from Deformable Nanoparticles Aggregates

Assembly of Polygonal Clusters Directed by Reversible Noncovalent Bonding Interactions

Writing Self-Erasing Images using Metastable Nanoparticle “Inks”

Photoconductance and inverse photoconductance in thin films of functionalized metal nanoparticles

“Remote” Fabrication via Three-Dimensional Reaction-Diffusion: Making Complex Core-and-Shell Particles and Assembling Them into Open-Lattice Crystals

Metal Nanoparticles Functionalized with Molecular and Supramolecular Switches

A Bistable Poly[2]catenane Forms Nanosuperstructures

Synthesis, Shape Control, and Optical Properties of Hybrid Fe3O4-Au “Nanoflowers”

Bulk Synthesis and Surface Patterning of Nanoporous Metals and Alloys from Supraspherical Nanoparticle Aggregates

Synthesis of Heterodimeric Sphere–Prism Nanostructures via Metastable Gold Supraspheres

Plastic and Moldable Metals by Self-Assembly of Sticky Nanoparticle Aggregates

Light-controlled self-assembly of reversible and irreversible nanoparticle suprastructures

Multilevel Surface Nano- and Microstructuring via Sequential Photoswelling of Dichromated Gelatin

Ionic-like Behavior of Oppositely Charged Nanoparticles

The Core and Most Useful Molecules in Organic Chemistry

Principles and Implementations of Dissipative (Dynamic) Self-Assembly

Cutting into Solids with Micropatterned Gels

One-Step Multilevel Microfabrication by Reaction–Diffusion

Applications, Properties, and Synthesis of ω-Functionalized n-Alkanethiols and Disulfides – the Building Blocks of Self-Assembled Monolayers

Multicolour micropatterning of thin films of dry gels

Color Micro- and Nanopatterning with Counter-Propagating Reaction–Diffusion Fronts

Cross-metathesis reaction of vinyl sulfones and sulfoxides

Simple Synthesis of 2-Substituted Tetrahydrofuran-3-carbonitriles

Reversible Photoisomerization of Spiropyran on the Surfaces of Au₂₅ Nanoclusters

Dual-responsive nanoparticles that aggregate upon simultaneous action of light and CO₂

Synthesis, Shape Control, and Optical Properties of Hybrid Fe₃O₄-Au “Nanoflowers”