Molecular science entails the study of structures and properties of materials at the level of
single molecules or small interacting complexes of molecules. Moving beyond single …

Precise design of fluorescent molecules with desired properties has enabled the rapid
development of many research fields. Among the different types of optically active materials …

Fluorescent sensors with advantages of excellent sensitivity, rapid response, and easy
operation are emerging as powerful tools in environmental monitoring, biological research …

Cutinases are polyester hydrolases that show a remarkable capability to hydrolyze
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to its monomeric units. This revelation has stimulated …

Wearable devices, biomaterials, and tissue engineering have all gained from the
development of flexible materials. Hydrogels are made up of the polymer matrix in an …

The mechanical properties of polymer gels devote to emerging devices and machines in
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …

Self-assembly is a crucial component in the bottom-up fabrication of hierarchical
supramolecular structures and advanced functional materials. Control has traditionally relied …

Here, we report the use of an amphiphilic Pt (II) complex, K [Pt {(O3SCH2CH2CH2)
2bzimpy} Cl](PtB), as a model to elucidate the key role of Pt··· Pt interactions in directing self …

The degradation at the glass fiber/matrix interface through molecular dynamics simulations
in hygrothermal environment is investigated. The glass fiber reinforced polymer composite …

Understanding the role of solvent in translating molecular anisotropy to supramolecular
polymers is in the early stages. A solvent's influence on the strength of different noncovalent …