Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
Advances and opportunities in the exciting world of azobenzenes
FA Jerca, VV Jerca, R Hoogenboom - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied
research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed …
research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed …
Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …
[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …
Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: the marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions
D **a, P Wang, X Ji, NM Khashab, JL Sessler… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …
Recent advances in host–guest self‐assembled cyclodextrin carriers: Implications for responsive drug delivery and biomedical engineering
This Review is an overview of the unique characteristics of cyclodextrin in forming an
inclusion complex via host–guest noncovalent interactions. The modification of cyclodextrin …
inclusion complex via host–guest noncovalent interactions. The modification of cyclodextrin …
Design and applications of photoresponsive hydrogels
Hydrogels are the most relevant biochemical scaffold due to their tunable properties,
inherent biocompatibility, and similarity with tissue and cell environments. Over the past …
inherent biocompatibility, and similarity with tissue and cell environments. Over the past …
Advances in application of azobenzene as a trigger in biomedicine: Molecular design and spontaneous assembly
HB Cheng, S Zhang, J Qi, XJ Liang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Azobenzene is a well‐known derivative of stimulus‐responsive molecular switches and has
shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results …
shown superior performance as a functional material in biomedical applications. The results …
Stimuli‐responsive biomolecule‐based hydrogels and their applications
This Review presents polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, nucleic acids, peptides, and
proteins as functional stimuli‐responsive polymer scaffolds that yield hydrogels with …
proteins as functional stimuli‐responsive polymer scaffolds that yield hydrogels with …
Fluorescent photochromic α‐cyanodiarylethene molecular switches: an emerging and promising class of functional diarylethene
Fluorescent photochromic molecules that exhibit distinct light‐triggered changes in their
emission colors are highly desirable for the fabrication of smart soft materials and advanced …
emission colors are highly desirable for the fabrication of smart soft materials and advanced …