Invited Lecture:
Water-Based Noncovalent Nanomaterials

Self-assembled nanoscale systems that are robust yet adaptive and prone to facile fabrication and reversible disassembly are of primary importance for creating multifunctional adaptive nanomaterials. We will present our work on water-based recyclable noncovalent membranes that can be used for size-selective separations of nanoparticles and biomolecules,^1,2 advancing a paradigm of noncovalent nanomaterials as a versatile and environmentally friendly alternative to covalent systems.³ We will also describe emerging rational design principles for creating highly ordered functional nanoarrays assembled from well-defined molecular units in aqueous media,^4,5 enabling a general approach towards complex water-based materials.

1. Krieg, E.; Shirman, E.; Weissman, H.; Shimoni, E.; Wolf, S. G.; Pinkas, I.; Rybtchinski, B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131,  14365-14373.
2. Krieg, E.; Weissman, H.; Shirman, E.; Shimoni, E.; Rybtchinski, B. Nature Nanotech. 2011, 6, 141-146.
3. Krieg, E.; Rybtchinski, B. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 9016-9026 (Concept article).
4. Golubkov, G.; Weissman, H.; Shirman, E.; Wolf, S. G.; Pinkas, I.; Rybtchinski, B.,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 926-930.
5. Shahar C.; Baram J.; Tidhar Y.; Weissman H.; Cohen S.; Pinkas I.; Rybtchinski B. ACS Nano 2013, 7, 3547-3556.

boris.rybtchinski@weizmann.ac.il