Regulation of biological processes by intrinsically chiral engineered materials

B Ma, A Bianco - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Chirality has a key role in the synthesis of biomolecules and the development of life.
Although the effects of many chiral molecules or materials on biological processes have …

Spontaneous deracemizations

T Buhse, JM Cruz, ME Noble-Teran… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Spontaneous deracemizations is a challenging, multidisciplinary subject in current chirality
research. In the absence of any chiral inductors, an achiral substance or a racemic …

Hierarchical self-assembly into chiral nanostructures

Y Sang, M Liu - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
One basic principle regulating self-assembly is associated with the asymmetry of constituent
building blocks or packing models. Using asymmetry to manipulate molecular-level devices …

Spontaneous symmetry breaking in polar fluids

CJ Gibb, J Hobbs, DI Nikolova, T Raistrick… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Spontaneous symmetry breaking and emergent polar order are each of fundamental
importance to a range of scientific disciplines, as well as generating rich phase behaviour in …

Supramolecular polymerization: a conceptual expansion for innovative materials

PK Hashim, J Bergueiro, EW Meijer, T Aida - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Supramolecular polymers–we've come full circle

T Aida, EW Meijer - Israel Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first polymers were discovered, scientists have debated their structures. Before
Hermann Staudinger published the brilliant concept of macromolecules, polymer properties …

Supramolecular nonwoven materials via thermally induced precursor crystallization of nanocrystalline fibers/belts for recyclable air filters

S Dong, H Zhang, D Yuan - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Functional micro-/nanofibrous nonwovens have been widely used in both civil and military
fields. However, traditional nonwoven materials preparation methods generally require …

Macroscopic Helical Assembly of One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers: Helicity Inversion Triggered by Solvent Isomerism

JG Jia, CC Zhao, YF Wei, ZM Zhai, SS Bao… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Assembling macroscopic helices with controllable chirality and understanding their
formation mechanism are highly desirable but challenging tasks for artificial systems …

Sculpting mesoscopic helical chirality into covalent organic framework nanotubes from entirely achiral building blocks

X Zha, G Xu, NA Khan, Z Yan, M Zuo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diversification of chirality in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) holds immense
promise for expanding their properties and functionality. Herein, we introduce an innovative …

Visible-light-controlled ternary chiroptical switches with high-performance circularly polarized luminescence for advanced optical information storage and anti …

Y Ai, Y Fei, Z Shu, Y Zhu, J Liu, Y Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Photoswitching chiroptical materials with alternate emission colors are urgently demanded
due to their promising prospects in the next-generation intelligent materials. Herein, we …