Patterning: Structure Formation by Dynamic Self‐Assembly (Small 4/2012)

This review summarizes the work conducted in the last decade on the fabrication of mesostructured patterns, which have lateral dimensions between the nano- and microscale over waferscaled size by means of dynamic selfassembly including Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) transfer and dip-coating. First, strategies to form mesostructures from a homogeneous Langmuir monolayer with controlled shape, size, and alignment of patterns are presented, followed by a detailed theoretical explanation of the pattern formation. In addition, patterning of nanocrystals and other chemicals with LB transfer or other dynamic processes such as dip-coating is summarized.