Hynes, Level 2, Room 201
This tutorial will comprehensively cover a diverse range of topics centered around the construction of advanced materials through aggregation and/or self-assembly, encompassing both experimental and theoretical aspects.
Instructors: Ben Zhong Tang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Nicholas Kotov, University of Michigan; Sijie Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Xin Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Haimei Zheng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Y. Shrike Zhang, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Qian Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lluís Blancafort, Universitat de Girona
This tutorial will comprehensively cover a diverse range of topics centered around the construction of advanced materials through aggregation and/or self-assembly, encompassing both experimental and theoretical aspects. Aggregation or self-assembly represents a crucial pathway in the natural formation of minerals and has evolved into a pivotal method for fabricating advanced materials, both in laboratory and industrial settings. Over time, numerous materials synthesized via aggregation or self-assembly routes have found applications across various fields, including biomedicine, energy, environment, catalysis, optics, electronics and magnetics. For instance, interconnected nanoparticle superlattices, formed through the self-assembly of Fe3O4 nanoparticles, have been utilized as anodes to enhance the performance of lithium-ion batteries. Advanced luminescent materials have been developed through aggregation-induced emission (AIE) of intrinsically nonemissive molecules. This tutorial aims to provide researchers with updated information on fundamental aggregation or self-assembly research, covering theoretical foundations to practical experiments.
The objectives of this tutorial are to (1) enhance fundamental knowledge about the construction of advanced materials through aggregation and/or self-assembly; and (2) delve into the latest techniques, especially state-of-the-art in situ characterization tools crucial for understanding aggregation and self-assembly mechanisms, particularly for early-career researchers and students. The morning session of the tutorial will feature four instructors introducing the background and challenges in the field of AIE and aggregation-based crystallization. In the afternoon session, another set of four instructors will present on the background and challenges in the fields of AIE and particle assembly.
8:30 am
Clusteroluminescence Light Emission from Clusters of Non-conjugated Molecules
Ben Zhong Tang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
9:15 am
Complexity, Disorder and Functionality of Nanoscale Materials
Nicholas Kotov, University of Michigan, United States
10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am
Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) and AIE Bioprobes
Sijie Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
11:15 am
Understanding Driving Forces for Particle Aggregation-Based Crystallization
Xin Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
12:00 pm BREAK
1:30 pm
Unveiling Atomic Pathways of Nanomaterials Transformations Using Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy
Haimei Zheng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
2:15 pm
High-Content Modeling of Human Tissues and Diseases In Vitro for Precision Drug and Nanomedicine Screenin
Y. Shrike Zhang, Harvard Medical School, United States; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, United States
3:00 pm BREAK
3:30 pm
Pathway Engineering for Complex Nanoparticle Self-Assemblies
Qian Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
4:15 pm
Studying AIE with Computational Chemistry—What Insights Can We Get?
Lluís Blancafort, Universitat de Girona, Spain