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Hierarchical Organization of Colloidal Particles: From Colloidal Crystallization to Supraparticle Chemistry
Author(s) -
Edwards Erik W.,
Wang Dayang,
Möhwald Helmuth
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200600655
Subject(s) - crystallization , colloid , van der waals force , covalent bond , nanotechnology , colloidal particle , nanoparticle , chemistry , polymer science , materials science , organic chemistry , molecule
Recent developments in the hierarchical organization of micro‐ and nanoparticles suggest a categorical shift in which the focus has changed from colloidal crystallization based on van der Waals forces to the assembly of clusters of a well‐controlled number of particles through various covalent and non‐covalent interactions, referred to here as supraparticle chemistry. This article highlights some of the advances that have been made during this transition and discusses some of the promising future directions that should be realized.