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 …

Nanoscale strategies for light harvesting

S Kundu, A Patra - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recent advances and the current status of challenging light-harvesting nanomaterials, such
as semiconducting quantum dots (QDs), metal nanoparticles, semiconductor–metal …

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 …

Highly efficient artificial light‐harvesting systems constructed in aqueous solution based on supramolecular self‐assembly

S Guo, Y Song, Y He, XY Hu, L Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Highly efficient light‐harvesting systems were successfully fabricated in aqueous solution
based on the supramolecular self‐assembly of a water‐soluble pillar [6] arene (WP6), a …

Biological applications of supramolecular assemblies designed for excitation energy transfer

HQ Peng, LY Niu, YZ Chen, LZ Wu, CH Tung… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Absorption of light by a molecule (donor, D) generates an excited state, which may
subsequently transfer the excitation to another chromophore (acceptor, A) in the vicinity …

Characterization of supramolecular gels

G Yu, X Yan, C Han, F Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are a fascinating class of soft materials. Their gelators can self-
assemble into nano-or micro-scale superstructures, such as fibers, ribbons, sheets and …

Organic supramolecular aggregates based on water‐soluble cyclodextrins and calixarenes

Z Liu, X Dai, Y Sun, Y Liu - Aggregate, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrocycle‐induced formation of pure organic supramolecular aggregates is a challenge
that has attracted considerable attention from researchers in the fields of chemistry, biology …

Coordination polymers for energy transfer: Preparations, properties, sensing applications, and perspectives

X Zhang, W Wang, Z Hu, G Wang, K Uvdal - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review highlights the recent progress of bulk and nanoscale coordination polymer (CP)
materials for energy transfer. Artificial light-harvesting materials with efficient energy transfer …

Fluorescent supramolecular polymeric materials

H Wang, X Ji, Z Li, F Huang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent supramolecular polymeric materials are rising stars in the field of fluorescent
materials not only because of the inherent optoelectronic properties originating from their …

Recent progress in the lanthanide-complexes based luminescent hybrid materials

P Li, H Li - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Lanthanide-based hybrid materials constructed by host–guest assembly strategy, displaying
improved stability, better procesability and excellent luminescence performance …