article published yes Tong Bian author Zonglin Chu author Rafal Klajn author 8e84690e-1e48-11ed-a02b-a1e6fb8bb53b The ability to reversibly assemble nanoparticles using light is both fundamentally interesting and important for applications ranging from reversible data storage to controlled drug delivery. Here, the diverse approaches that have so far been developed to control the self-assembly of nanoparticles using light are reviewed and compared. These approaches include functionalizing nanoparticles with monolayers of photoresponsive molecules, placing them in photoresponsive media capable of reversibly protonating the particles under light, and decorating plasmonic nanoparticles with thermoresponsive polymers, to name just a few. The applicability of these methods to larger, micrometer-sized particles is also discussed. Finally, several perspectives on further developments in the field are offered. Wiley2019 eng Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsGeneral Materials Science 0935-9648 1521-4095 3170965510.1002/adma.201905866 3220 yes Bian T, Chu Z, Klajn R. The many ways to assemble nanoparticles using light. <i>Advanced Materials</i>. 2019;32(20). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905866">10.1002/adma.201905866</a> T. Bian, Z. Chu, R. Klajn, Advanced Materials 32 (2019). T. Bian, Z. Chu, and R. Klajn, “The many ways to assemble nanoparticles using light,” <i>Advanced Materials</i>, vol. 32, no. 20. Wiley, 2019. Bian, T., Chu, Z., &#38; Klajn, R. (2019). The many ways to assemble nanoparticles using light. <i>Advanced Materials</i>. Wiley. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905866">https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905866</a> Bian T, Chu Z, Klajn R. 2019. The many ways to assemble nanoparticles using light. Advanced Materials. 32(20), 1905866. Bian, Tong, et al. “The Many Ways to Assemble Nanoparticles Using Light.” <i>Advanced Materials</i>, vol. 32, no. 20, 1905866, Wiley, 2019, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905866">10.1002/adma.201905866</a>. Bian, Tong, Zonglin Chu, and Rafal Klajn. “The Many Ways to Assemble Nanoparticles Using Light.” <i>Advanced Materials</i>. Wiley, 2019. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905866">https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905866</a>. 133662023-08-01T09:37:26Z2024-10-14T12:13:25Z