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ReviewChemical reviews2026

Advances in Strategies for Colloidal Self-Assembly.

Chang Li, Dan Guo, Huanqing Cui, Ruotong Zhang, Huifeng Du, Kaixuan Li, Tiantian Yang, Tianrui Zhai, Yanlin Song, Ho Cheung Shum

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Review in Chemical reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Chang LiAdvanced Biomedical Instrumentation Center, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-0274-3209
Dan GuoSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China.
Huanqing CuiAdvanced Biomedical Instrumentation Center, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-0804-5890
Ruotong ZhangAdvanced Biomedical Instrumentation Center, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-1484-7769
Huifeng DuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (SAR), China.
Kaixuan LiKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
Tiantian YangKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
Tianrui ZhaiSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-1922-2386
Yanlin SongKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-0267-3917
Ho Cheung ShumAdvanced Biomedical Instrumentation Center, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-6365-8825

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The colloidal self-assembly organizes micro/nano-sized building blocks into large objects with periodic, quasi-periodic, or disordered structures. The obtained entities are functionalizable with smart building blocks and matrices, as well as the nanoscale symmetry, orientation, phase, and dimension of the structures. Various functionalizations of colloidal self-assemblies promise their applications in many areas, such as energy, microrobots, biomedicine, and communications. Given the importance, the methodology underlying colloidal self-assembly is highly required to be systematically analyzed. This review aims to comprehensively summarize advances in the techniques of colloidal self-assembly. For each strategy, we discuss the resultant colloidal structures, advantages, and limitations. The benefits of the new assemblies over the existing ones are also highlighted. Diverse driving forces and general characterization approaches are briefly introduced to help readers understand the self-assembly techniques. The review concludes with a summary of the challenges in colloidal self-assembly and a perspective on further advances in this field.

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PMID41914911
PMCPMC13107391

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