Cover Feature: Ligand Exchange for Controlling the Surface Chemistry and Properties of Nanoparticle Superstructures (ChemNanoMat 10/2017)

Hollow, spherical nanoparticle superstructures, constructed from designed peptide constructs and gold nanoparticles, are decorated with thiolated functional ligands through facile ligand exchange methods. These methods provide a straightforward route for increasing the complexity of these materials and expanding their application scope. A single ‘parent’ nanoparticle superstructure can now be extensively differentiated into new ‘daughter’ superstructures. More information can be found in the Communication by N. L. Rosi et al. on page 745 in Issue 10, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201700171).