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Kinetic Control in Synthesis and Self-Assembly provides a unique overview of the fundamental principles, novel methods and practical applications for researchers across organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry and materials sciences. The book examines naturally occurring molecular systems in which kinetic processes are more ubiquitous than thermodynamic processes, also exploring the control of reactions and molecular self-assemblies, through kinetic processes, in artificial systems. These methods currently play a crucial role for tuning materials functions. From organic synthesis, to supramolecular assemblies, and from restricted spaces, to material synthesis for hierarchical structures, the book offers valuable coverage for researchers across disciplines. Interesting topics include how to regulate kinetic pathways more precisely, essential molecular design for kinetic traps, and how molecular environments surrounding molecules (i.e., solvent, temperature, and pressure effects) influence kinetic control in reactions and self-assemblies.

Organic compounds --- Self-assembly (Chemistry) --- Synthesis.

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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

supramolecular --- nucleic acids --- DNA --- self-assembly --- molecular assemblies

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The Special Issue Colloid Chemistry presents a comprehensive overview of what opportunities the colloidal scale, i.e., the nanoscale, offers to scientists from chemistry, physics, materials sciences, and biomedicine. Sophistically designed colloids are used for studying physical and physicochemical phenomena to gain a deeper understanding of interparticle interactions, not forgetting that such insights can be used to create tailored materials for a variety of applications. This Issue covers aspects from the synthesis to the analysis of colloidal properties and presents opportunities for their further application.

self-assembly --- amphiphiles --- gels --- gelators --- interaction --- nanoparticle --- polymers --- colloids --- non-spherical particles --- surface properties

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Self-assembly (Chemistry) --- Soft condensed matter --- Matter, Soft (Condensed matter) --- Matter, Soft condensed --- Soft matter (Condensed matter) --- Condensed matter --- Complex fluids --- Self-organizing systems

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The self-assembly process underlies a plethora of natural phenomena from the macro to the nano scale. Often, technological development has found great inspiration in the natural world, as evidenced by numerous fabrication techniques based on self-assembly (SA). One striking example is given by epitaxial growths, in which atoms represent the building blocks. In lithography, the use of self-assembling materials is considered an extremely promising patterning option to overcome the size scale limitations imposed by the conventional photolithographic methods. To this purpose, in the last two decades several supramolecular self-assembling materials have been investigated and successfully applied to create patterns at a nanometric scale. Although considerable progress has been made so far in the control of self-assembly processes applied to nanolithography, a number of unresolved problems related to the reproducibility and metrology of the self-assembled features are still open. Addressing these issues is mandatory in order to allow the widespread diffusion of SA materials for applications such as microelectronics, photonics, or biology. In this context, the aim of the present Special Issue is to gather original research papers and comprehensive reviews covering various aspects of the self-assembly processes applied to nanopatterning. Topics include the development of novel SA methods, the realization of nanometric structures and devices, and the improvement of their long-range order. Moreover, metrology issues related to the nanoscale characterization of self-assembled structures are addressed.

block copolymer self-assembly --- analytical ultracentrifugation --- tannic acid --- 3D printing --- nano-resolution --- arbitrary distribution --- multimaterials --- deposition surface --- rapidity --- large scale --- conjugated polymers --- polyfullerenes --- processing by convective self-assembly --- thin films and microstructure --- photoluminescence quenching --- block copolymers --- self-assembly --- polymer interface --- nanostructure metrology --- line edge roughness LER --- (S)TEM --- STEM-EELS of PS and PMMA --- directed self-assembly --- nanospheres lithography --- colloidal nanospheres --- direct laser-writing --- directed self-assembly (DSA) --- block copolymers (BCPs) --- chemo-epitaxy --- polystyrene-block-polymethylmethacrylate (PS-b-PMMA) --- line/space patterning --- line edge roughness (LER) --- line width roughness (LWR) --- sequential infiltration synthesis --- block copolymer --- nanoparticles --- colloidal clusters --- colloidal molecules --- sedimentation --- separation --- classification of nanoparticles --- analytical centrifugation --- differential centrifugal sedimentation --- disk centrifuge --- density gradient centrifugation