Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: May 14, 2024
The
flourishing
progress
in
nanotechnology
offers
boundless
opportunities
for
agriculture,
particularly
the
realm
of
nanopesticides
research
and
development.
However,
concerns
have
been
raised
regarding
human
environmental
safety
issues
stemming
from
unrestrained
use
non-therapeutic
nanomaterials
nanopesticides.
It
is
also
important
to
consider
whether
current
development
strategy
based
on
nanocarriers
can
strike
a
balance
between
investment
return,
if
complex
material
composition
genuinely
improves
efficiency,
safety,
circularity
Herein,
we
introduced
concept
with
minimizing
carriers
(NMC)
prepared
through
prodrug
design
molecular
self-assembly
emerging
as
practical
tools
address
limitations,
compared
it
employing
(NNC).
We
further
summarized
NMC
examined
potential
challenges
its
preparation,
performance,
production.
Overall,
asserted
that
systems
serve
innovative
driving
force
catalyzing
green
efficient
revolution
nanopesticides,
offering
way
out
predicament.
Chiral
nanomaterials
with
intrinsic
chirality
or
spatial
asymmetry
at
the
nanoscale
are
currently
in
limelight
of
both
fundamental
research
and
diverse
important
technological
applications
due
to
their
unprecedented
physicochemical
characteristics
such
as
intense
light-matter
interactions,
enhanced
circular
dichroism,
strong
circularly
polarized
luminescence.
Herein,
we
provide
a
comprehensive
overview
state-of-the-art
advances
liquid
crystal-templated
chiral
nanomaterials.
The
chiroptical
properties
touched,
design
principles
bottom-up
synthesis
strategies
discussed.
Different
functional
based
on
liquid-crystalline
soft
templates,
including
plasmonic
luminescent
nanomaterials,
systematically
introduced,
underlying
mechanisms,
properties,
potential
emphasized.
This
review
concludes
perspective
emerging
applications,
challenges,
future
opportunities
fascinating
can
not
only
deepen
our
understanding
fundamentals
soft-matter
chirality,
but
also
shine
light
development
advanced
toward
versatile
optics,
biology,
catalysis,
electronics,
beyond.
Nature Reviews Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(2), P. 88 - 106
Published: Jan. 27, 2023
From
small
molecules
to
entire
organisms,
evolution
has
refined
biological
structures
at
the
nanoscale,
microscale
and
macroscale
be
chiral—that
is,
mirror
dissymmetric.
Chirality
results
in
biological,
chemical
physical
properties
that
can
influenced
by
circularly
polarized
electromagnetic
fields.
Chiral
nanoscale
materials
designed
mimic,
refine
advance
chiral
geometries,
engineer
optical,
for
applications
photonics,
sensing,
catalysis
biomedicine.
In
this
Review,
we
discuss
mechanisms
underlying
chirality
transfer
nature
provide
design
principles
nanomaterials.
We
highlight
how
features
emerge
inorganic
during
synthesis
of
nanostructures,
outline
key
nanomaterials,
including
promising
designs
biomedical
applications,
such
as
biosensing
immunomodulation.
conclude
with
an
outlook
future
opportunities
challenges,
need
characterization
techniques.
nanomaterials
induce
specific
physical,
phenomena.
This
Review
discusses
biomolecules
light
allow
control
which
applied
optical
devices,
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(43)
Published: Oct. 25, 2023
Endowing
three-dimensional
(3D)
displays
with
flexibility
drives
innovation
in
the
next-generation
wearable
and
smart
electronic
technology.
Printing
circularly
polarized
luminescence
(CPL)
materials
on
stretchable
panels
gives
chance
to
build
desired
flexible
stereoscopic
displays:
CPL
provides
unusual
optical
rotation
characteristics
achieve
considerable
contrast
ratio
wide
viewing
angle.
However,
lack
of
printable,
intense
suitable
for
processing
hinders
implementation
3D
devices.
Here,
we
report
a
controllable
macroscopic
production
printable
CPL-active
photonic
paints
using
designed
confining
helical
co-assembly
strategy,
achieving
maximum
dissymmetry
factor
(glum)
value
1.6.
We
print
customized
graphics
meter-long
luminous
coatings
these
range
substates
such
as
polypropylene,
cotton
fabric,
polyester
fabric.
then
demonstrate
textile
display
panel
two
printed
sets
pixel
arrays
based
orthogonal
emission,
which
lays
an
efficient
framework
future
intelligent
clothing.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
35(3)
Published: Oct. 26, 2022
Artificial
chiral
nanostructures
have
been
subjected
to
extensive
research
for
their
unique
chiroptical
activities.
Planarized
films
of
ultrathin
thicknesses
are
in
particular
demand
easy
on-chip
integration
and
improved
energy
efficiency
as
polarization-sensitive
metadevices.
Recently,
controlled
twisted
stacking
two
or
more
layers
nanomaterials,
such
2D
van
der
Waals
materials,
films,
traditional
metasurfaces,
at
an
angle
has
emerged
a
general
strategy
introduce
optical
chirality
into
achiral
solid-state
systems.
This
method
endows
new
degrees
freedom,
e.g.,
the
interlayer
twist
angle,
flexibly
engineer
tune
responses
without
having
change
material
design,
thus
greatly
facilitating
development
multifunctional
metamaterials.
In
this
review,
recent
exciting
progress
planar
metasurfaces
summarized
discussed
from
viewpoints
building
blocks,
fabrication
methods,
well
circular
dichroism
modulation
thereof
stacked
nanostructures.
The
review
further
highlights
ever-growing
portfolio
applications
these
including
polarization
conversion,
information
encryption,
sensing,
engineering
platform
hybrid
Finally,
forward-looking
prospects
provided.
Aggregate,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Sept. 6, 2022
Abstract
Inspired
by
the
mystery
of
natural
homochirality,
design
and
construction
artificial
chiral
systems
with
special
functions
including
mechanics,
chiroptical
devices,
separation
have
aroused
great
interest
scientists.
Due
to
its
diverse
conformations
components,
polymers
become
an
excellent
candidate
construct
aggregates,
which
provides
opportunity
fabricate
advanced
materials.
Herein,
in
this
review,
we
summarized
not
only
different
strategies
for
regulation
supramolecular
chirality
or
achiral
polymer
systems,
mainly
post‐assembly
polymerization‐induced
self‐assembly
several
transfer
induction
but
also
formation
mechanisms
aggregates
amplification
from
molecular
level
level.
Furthermore,
present
typical
applications
polymeric
circularly
polarized
light
emission,
recognition
separation,
elastomer.
Finally,
current
challenges
future
directions
are
elaborated.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(17), P. 5892 - 5967
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Metal
nanoclusters
serve
as
an
emerging
class
of
modular
nanomaterials.
The
transformation
metal
has
been
fully
reflected
in
their
studies
from
every
aspect,
including
the
structural
evolution
analysis,
physicochemical
property
regulation,
and
practical
application
promotion.
In
this
review,
we
highlight
driving
forces
for
transforming
atomically
precise
summarize
related
principles
fundamentals.
Several
are
meticulously
reviewed
herein:
ligand-exchange-induced
transformations,
metal-exchange-induced
intercluster
reactions,
photochemical
oxidation/reduction-induced
other
factors
(intrinsic
instability,
pH,
temperature,
salts)
triggering
transformations.
exploitation
to
customize
preparations,
structures,
properties,
applications
is
also
disclosed.
At
end
provide
our
perspectives
challenges
remaining
future
research
on
nanoclusters.
Our
intended
audience
broader
scientific
community
interested
nanoclusters,
believe
that
review
will
researchers
with
a
comprehensive
synthetic
toolbox
insights
fundamentals
needed
realize
more
cluster-based
nanomaterials
customized
compositions,
properties.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(49)
Published: March 19, 2023
Abstract
Circularly
polarized
light
(CPL)
with
the
end
of
optical
vector
traveling
along
circumferential
trajectory
shows
left‐
and
right‐handedness,
which
transmits
chiral
information
to
materials
via
complicated
CPL–matter
interactions.
Materials
circular
dichroism
respond
CPL
illumination
selectively
differential
outputs
that
can
be
used
design
novel
photodetectors.
Racemic
or
achiral
compounds
under
go
through
photodestruction,
photoresolution,
asymmetric
synthesis
pathways
generate
enantiomeric
bias
activity.
By
this
strategy,
helical
polymers
inorganic
plasmonic
nanostructures
are
synthesized
directly,
their
intramolecular
folding
subsequent
self‐assembly
photomodulable
as
well.
In
aggregated
state
liquid
crystal
phase,
sense
dynamic
molecular
packing
is
sensitive
brought
by
CPL,
enabling
amplification
supramolecular
scale.
review,
application‐guided
strategies
CPL‐responsive
aimed
systematically
summarized
discussed.
Asymmetric
synthesis,
resolution,
property‐modulation
small
organic
compounds,
polymers,
nanoparticles,
assemblies
crystals
highlighted
based
on
important
developments
during
last
decades.
Besides,
applications
light–matter
interactions
including
detection
biomedical
also
referred.
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
380(6652), P. 1384 - 1390
Published: June 29, 2023
Colloidal
assembly
into
chiral
superstructures
is
usually
accomplished
with
templating
or
lithographic
patterning
methods
that
are
only
applicable
to
materials
specific
compositions
and
morphologies
over
narrow
size
ranges.
Here,
can
be
rapidly
formed
by
magnetically
assembling
of
any
chemical
at
all
scales,
from
molecules
nano-
microstructures.
We
show
a
quadrupole
field
chirality
generated
permanent
magnets
caused
consistent
rotation
in
space.
Applying
the
magnetic
nanoparticles
produces
long-range
controlled
strength
samples
orientation
magnets.
Transferring
achiral
enabled
incorporating
guest
such
as
metals,
polymers,
oxides,
semiconductors,
dyes,
fluorophores
nanostructures.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(11), P. 6166 - 6176
Published: March 13, 2023
Superstructures
made
from
nanoscale
clusters
with
new
collective
properties
are
promising
in
high-tech
applications;
however,
chiral
superstructures
remain
elusive,
and
the
limited
intercluster
coupling
effect
at
room
temperature
hampers
tailoring
of
properties.
Here,
we
show
that
monomeric
copper
to
two
enantiomeric
pairs
supercrystals
distinct
phases,
absorption
band
edge
red-shifts
by
over
1.3
eV,
photoluminescence
circularly
polarized
phosphorescence
visible
(572
nm)
near-infrared
(NIR,
858
nm).
These
high
NIR
quantum
yields
up
45%
prototyped
for
night-vision
imaging.
In
response
solvent
stimuli,
supercrystal-to-supercrystal
transformations
occurred,
concomitant
high-contrast
optical/chiroptical
switching.
situ
single-crystal
X-ray
diffraction
(SCXRD),
steady-state
time-resolved
optical
spectroscopy,
experiments
combined
theoretical
calculations
demonstrate
distance-sensitive
orbital
interactions
contribute
exceptional
responses.
Such
built
subnanoscale
metal
novel
chiroptical
responses
would
be
useful
fields
information
storage
devices.
