Nathan C. Gianneschi

TL;DR: The course of investigations in this area is described, beginning with the development of a chemical tool kit of building blocks consisting of multiple metals and ligands, which can be rationally mixed and matched to provide structures with a wide range of properties.

TL;DR: This Perspective describes key advances in the field of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials while highlighting some of the many challenges faced and opportunities for development.

TL;DR: Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) offer broad monomer scope but are generally isolated as powders comprising aggregated nanometer-scale crystallites, but it is found that 2D COF formation could be controlled using a two-step procedure in which monomers are added slowly to preformed nanoparticle seeds, which should enable a broad exploration of synthetic 2D polymer structures and properties.

TL;DR: A previously unknown mechanism, phosphate-ATP-adenosine metabolic signaling, by which the CaP-rich mineral environment in bone tissues promotes osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells is unraveled.

TL;DR: The coloration mechanism of deposited films are demonstrated and it is shown that the unique optical properties of synthetic melanin nanoparticles provide advantages for structural colors over other polymeric nanoparticles (i.e., polystyrene colloidal particles).