title: Nanoparticle puzzles and research opportunities that go beyond state of the art.
abstract: We present an overview of current progress and research challenges in the field of nanoparticle assembly, touching on the following topics: (1) historical perspective; (2) consideration of what is a nanoparticle; (3) contrast between nanoparticle self-assembly and top-down construction; (4) opportunities for nanoparticles with more intelligent sub-structures; (5) opportunities for nanoparticle systems cued to interact subtly in space and time. In this personal and subjective account, certain holy grails for nanoparticle science and technology are identified.
authors.affiliation: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. sgranick@ibs.re.kr.
authors.forename: Ah-Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Jee
authors.affiliation: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. sgranick@ibs.re.kr.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.affiliation: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. sgranick@ibs.re.kr.
authors.forename: Hyun-Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. sgranick@ibs.re.kr.
authors.forename: K Hima
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Nagamanasa
authors.affiliation: Center for Soft and Living Matter, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea. sgranick@ibs.re.kr and Department of Chemistry, UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Granick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D019277:Entropy; D006801:Humans; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids