The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

The research field of supramolecular polymerization has dramatically progressed in the last
three decades, and much deeper insights into its new mechanisms, including kinetic and …

The development of a dynamic chemistry toolbox to endow materials dynamic behavior has
been key to the rational design of future smart materials. The rise of supramolecular and …

Dissipative self-assembly, one of fundamentally important out-of-equilibrium self-assembly
systems, can serve as a controllable platform to exhibit temporal processes for various non …

Since the first polymers were discovered, scientists have debated their structures. Before
Hermann Staudinger published the brilliant concept of macromolecules, polymer properties …

Liquid crystals (LCs), as a promising branch of highly-sensitive, quick-response, and low-
cost materials, are widely applied to the detection of weak external stimuli and have …

The field of supramolecular polymers is rapidly expanding; however, the exploitation of
these systems as functional materials is still elusive. To become competitive, supramolecular …

Self-inhibition has been observed widely in hierarchical biochemical processes but has yet
to be demonstrated in pure molecular physical rather than chemical or biological processes …

Manipulation of the chirality at all scales has a cross-disciplinary importance and may
address key challenges at the heart of physical sciences. One critical question in this field is …

Supramolecular polymers represent ordered nanostructures that are held together by highly
directional noncovalent bonds and can undergo reversible self-assembly. Their noncovalent …