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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2009, 10, 1950-1966; doi:10.3390/ijm OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 /journal/ijms Review Self-Assembly of Optical Molecules with Supramolecular Concepts Ken Okamoto, Parayalil Chithra, Gary J. Richards, Jonathan P. Hill and Katsuhiko Ariga * World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ARIGA.Katsuhiko@nims.go.jp; Tel. + 81-29-860-4597; Fax: + 81-29-860-4832 Received: 24 March 2009 / Accepted: 24 April 2009 / Published: 27 April 2009 Abstract: Fabrication of nano-sized objects is one of the most important issues in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Soft nanomaterials with flexible properties have been given much attention and can be obtained through bottom-up processing from functional molecules, where self-assembly based on supramolecular chemistry and designed assembly have become crucial processes and techniques. Among the various functional molecules, dyes have become important materials in certain areas of nanotechnology and their self- assembling behaviors have been actively researched. In this short review, we briefly introduce recent progress in self-assembly of optical molecules and dyes, based mainly on supramolecul