Research

Self-Assembly

We engineer programmable molecular and colloidal entities capable of spontaneous organization both on surfaces and in solution. We are particularly intrigued by adaptive and responsive systems, which can be controlled by chemical and physical stimuli:

  • ligand composition

 

 

 

 

Sashuk, V. Thiolate-Protected Nanoparticles via Organic Xanthates: Mechanism and Implications. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 10855-10861.

 

 

Sashuk, V., Hołyst, R., Wojciechowski, T., Górecka, E., Fiałkowski, M. Autonomous Self-Assembly of Ionic Nanoparticles into Hexagonally Close-Packed Lattices at a Planar Oil–Water Interface. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 2235-2238.

 

 

Sobczak, G., Wojciechowski, T., Sashuk, V. Submicron Colloidosomes of Tunable Size and Wall Thickness. Langmuir, 2017, 33, 1725-1731.

 

  • surface tension

 

 

 

 

Sashuk, V., Winkler, K., Żywociński, A., Wojciechowski, T., Górecka, E., Fiałkowski, M. Nanoparticles in a Capillary Trap: Dynamic Self-Assembly at Fluid Interfaces.

ACS Nano 2013, 7, 8833-8839.

 

  • light

 

 

 

 

Sobczak, G., Misztalewska-Turkowicz, I., Sashuk, V. Photoswitching, Colloidal Stability, and Reversible Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Covered with Thiolated Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts. J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 5306-5314.