Chiral supramolecular polymers

F García, R Gómez, L Sánchez - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As an active branch within the field of supramolecular polymers, chiral supramolecular
polymers (SPs) are an excellent benchmark to generate helical structures that can clarify the …

Supramolecular gels–a panorama of low-molecular-weight gelators from ancient origins to next-generation technologies

DK Smith - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels, self-assembled from low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs), have a
long history and a bright future. This review provides an overview of these materials, from …

Supramolecular polymers form tactoids through liquid–liquid phase separation

H Fu, J Huang, JJB van der Tol, L Su, Y Wang, S Dey… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of biopolymers has recently been shown to play a
central role in the formation of membraneless organelles with a multitude of biological …

Mucosa‐Inspired Electro‐Responsive Lubricating Supramolecular‐Covalent Hydrogel

J Kang, X Zhang, X Yang, X Yang, S Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enabling the living capability of secreting liquids dynamically triggered by external stimuli
while maintaining the bulk frame is a significant challenge for mucosa‐inspired hydrogels. A …

A bio-based nanofibre hydrogel filter for sustainable water purification

M Jiang, C Jing, C Lei, X Han, Y Wu, S Ling… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Removal of suspended solids (SS) is a prerequisite for delivering clean water. However,
removal of ultrafine SS during water purification in a cost-effective manner remains a global …

Water: The soul of hydrogels

Y Yuan, Q Zhang, S Lin, J Li - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are soft and wet materials with a three-dimensional porous network structure,
capable of swelling to retain a large volume of water and maintaining semi-solid integrity. In …

Engineering a Surfactant Trap via Postassembly Modification of an Imine Cage

M Pérez-Ferreiro, QM Gallagher, AB León… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Imine self-assembly stands as a potent strategy for the preparation of molecular organic
cages. However, challenges persist, such as water insolubility and limited recognition …

Harnessing competitive interactions to regulate supramolecular “micelle-droplet-fiber” transition and reversibility in water

H Duijs, M Kumar, S Dhiman, L Su - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The supramolecular assembly of proteins into irreversible fibrils is often associated with
diseases in which aberrant phase transitions occur. Due to the complexity of biological …

Supramolecular polymers: Recent advances based on the types of underlying interactions

HQ Peng, W Zhu, WJ Guo, Q Li, S Ma, C Bucher… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Supramolecular polymers are, in broad brushstrokes, self-assembled structures built up from
small building blocks via the use of noncovalent interactions. In favorable cases …

Constructing ordered and tunable extrinsic porosity in covalent organic frameworks via water-mediated soft-template strategy

N He, Y Zou, C Chen, M Tan, Y Zhang, X Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As one of the most attractive methods for the synthesis of ordered hierarchically porous
crystalline materials, the soft-template method has not appeared in covalent organic …