Histidine as a key modulator of molecular self-assembly: Peptide-based supramolecular materials inspired by biological systems

Y Chen, K Tao, W Ji, VB Kumar, S Rencus-Lazar… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Histidine, a versatile proteinogenic amino acid, plays a broad range of roles in all living
organisms and behaves as a key mediator of the interactions of biomolecules with inorganic …

Design, synthesis, and application of some two-dimensional materials

L Zhang, N Wang, Y Li - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are widely used as key components in the fields of energy
conversion and storage, optoelectronics, catalysis, biomedicine, etc. To meet the practical …

Double Cation− π Directed Two-Dimensional Metallacycle-Based Hierarchical Self-Assemblies for Dual-Mode Catalysis

W Chen, Z Chen, Y Chi, W Tian - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical self-assembly of Pt (II) metallacycles for the construction of functional materials
has received considerable research interest, owing to their potential to meet increasing …

Two‐dimensional Supramolecular Polymers Based on Selectively Recognized Aromatic Cation‐π and Donor‐Acceptor Motifs for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Z Gao, L Shi, F Yan, Y Han, W Yuan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) organic polymers have recently received considerable
interest, especially those whose architectures are held together via supramolecular …

Self-assembly of cyclic peptide monolayers by hydrophobic supramolecular hinges

I Insua, A Cardellini, S Díaz, J Bergueiro, R Capelli… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular polymerisation of two-dimensional (2D) materials requires monomers with
non-covalent binding motifs that can control the directionality of both dimensions of growth …

Poly (thioctic acid): From Bottom‐Up Self‐Assembly to 3D‐Fused Deposition Modeling Printing

C Cai, S Wu, Y Zhang, F Li, Z Tan, S Dong - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the bottom‐up assembly in nature, an artificial self‐assembly pattern is
introduced into 3D‐fused deposition modeling (FDM) printing to achieve additive …

Two‐Dimensional Supramolecular Polymerization of a Bis‐Urea Macrocycle into a Brick‐Like Hydrogen‐Bonded Network

L Rubert, MF Islam, AB Greytak… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report on a dendronized bis‐urea macrocycle 1 self‐assembling via a cooperative
mechanism into two‐dimensional (2D) nanosheets formed solely by alternated urea‐urea …

Site-Specific Polymerization-Induced Electrostatic Self-Assembly: Synthesis of Highly Charged Salt-Tolerant Polyion Complex Nanoreactors

J Cai, X Wang, Y Liu, C Luo, X Lu, Y Cai - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
We herein report a site-specific polymerization-induced electrostatic self-assembly (PIESA)
that enables the precision synthesis of highly charged salt-tolerant nanoreactors. Site …

l-Histidine Salt-Bridged Monomer Preassembly and Polymerization-Induced Electrostatic Self-Assembly

Y Liu, X Wang, C Luo, J Cai, Y Li, Y Cao, Y Cai - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Salt bridges are predominant in protein construction and stabilization, yet largely unexplored
for polymer nanoparticle synthesis. We herein report the use of l-histidine salt bridges to …

A Paradigm Shift from 2D to 3D: Surface Supramolecular Assemblies and Their Electronic Properties Explored by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy

R Xie, Y Hu, SL Lee - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring supramolecular architectures at surfaces plays an increasingly important role in
contemporary science, especially for molecular electronics. A paradigm of research interest …