Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Functional π-gelators and their applications

SS Babu, VK Praveen, A Ajayaghosh - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular chemistry originally defined by Lehn as “chemistry beyond molecules”
exploits noncovalent interactions between molecules to form 1D, 2D, and 3D …

Mechanoresponsive luminescent molecular assemblies: an emerging class of materials

Y Sagara, S Yamane, M Mitani, C Weder… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The possibility to change the molecular assembled structures of organic and organometallic
materials through mechanical stimulation is emerging as a general and powerful concept for …

Supramolecular polymerization

TFA De Greef, MMJ Smulders, M Wolffs… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
1.1 Background In his historic review titled “Polymerization” in Chemical Reviews of 1931,
Wallace H. Carothers described his brilliant ideas about the rapidly developing field of …

Smart wormlike micelles

Z Chu, CA Dreiss, Y Feng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A major scientific challenge of the past decade pertaining to the field of soft matter has been
to craft 'adaptable'materials, inspired by nature, which can dynamically alter their structure …

One-dimensional nanostructures of π-conjugated molecular systems: assembly, properties, and applications from photovoltaics, sensors, and nanophotonics to …

FS Kim, G Ren, SA Jenekhe - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature on one-dimensional (1D)
nanostructures (nanowires, nanoribbons, nanotubes, nanobelts, and nanofibers) of π …

Vesicular perylene dye nanocapsules as supramolecular fluorescent pH sensor systems

X Zhang, S Rehm, MM Safont-Sempere, F Würthner - Nature chemistry, 2009 - nature.com
Water-soluble, self-assembled nanocapsules composed of a functional bilayer membrane
and enclosed guest molecules can provide smart (that is, condition responsive) sensors for …

Responsive nanostructures from aqueous assembly of rigid− flexible block molecules

HJ Kim, T Kim, M Lee - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2011 - ACS Publications
During the past decade, supramolecular nanostructures produced via self-assembly
processes have received considerable attention because these structures can lead to …

The use of renewable feedstock in UV-curable materials–A new age for polymers and green chemistry

L Fertier, H Koleilat, M Stemmelen, O Giani… - Progress in Polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review aims to cover the state of the art of renewable feedstock use in materials
production using photopolymerization processes. This area of investigation is an emerging …

Fluorescent Nanoparticles Based on Self‐Assembled π‐Conjugated Systems

A Kaeser, APHJ Schenning - Advanced materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract π‐Conjugated molecules are interesting components to prepare fluorescent
nanoparticles. From the use of polymer chains that form small aggregates in water to the self …