Supramolecular polymers in aqueous media

E Krieg, MMC Bastings, P Besenius… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review discusses one-dimensional supramolecular polymers that form in aqueous
media. First, naturally occurring supramolecular polymers are described, in particular …

Supramolecular assembly of peptide and metallopeptide gelators and their stimuli‐responsive properties in biomedical applications

N Falcone, HB Kraatz - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Supramolecular gels are a fascinating class of soft materials that have attracted significant
attention in recent years. They are composed of small molecule gelators that assemble into …

Pathway selection in peptide amphiphile assembly

PA Korevaar, CJ Newcomb, EW Meijer… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The nature of supramolecular structures could be strongly affected by the pathways followed
during their formation just as mechanisms and final outcomes in chemical reactions vary …

Controlling supramolecular polymerization through multicomponent self‐assembly

P Besenius - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly into supramolecular polymers is a process driven by reversible non‐
covalent interactions between monomers, and gives access to materials applications …

Triple helix formation in amphiphilic discotics: demystifying solvent effects in supramolecular self-assembly

MAJ Gillissen, MME Koenigs… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A set of chiral, amphiphilic, self-assembling discotic molecules based on the 3, 3′-bis
(acylamino)-2, 2′-bipyridine-substituted benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxamide motif (BiPy-BTA) …

Responsive supramolecular polymers for diagnosis and treatment

M Martínez-Orts, S Pujals - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymers are ordered nanosized materials that are held
together by non-covalent interactions (hydrogen-bonding, metal-ligand coordination, π …

Supramolecular polymer bottlebrushes

FV Gruschwitz, T Klein, S Catrouillet… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of supramolecular chemistry has long been known to generate complex materials
of different sizes and shapes via the self-assembly of single or multiple low molar mass …

Dual‐controlled macroscopic motions in a supramolecular hierarchical assembly of motor amphiphiles

FKC Leung, T Kajitani, MCA Stuart… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Three‐dimensional unidirectionally aligned and responsive supramolecular hierarchical
assemblies have much potential in adaptive materials for biomedical and soft actuator …

pH‐switchable self‐assembled materials

H Frisch, P Besenius - Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembled materials, which are able to respond to external stimuli, have been
extensively studied over the last decades. A particularly exciting stimulus for a wide range of …

Steric constraints induced frustrated growth of supramolecular nanorods in water

R Appel, J Fuchs, SM Tyrrell… - … A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A unique example of supramolecular polymerisation in water based on monomers with
nanomolar affinities, which yield rod‐like materials with extraordinarily high thermodynamic …