Supramolecular polymers: historical development, preparation, characterization, and functions

L Yang, X Tan, Z Wang, X Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Supramolecular polymers, originating from the integration of polymer science and
supramolecular chemistry, have been a rapidly develo** interdisciplinary research area …

Stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymeric materials

X Yan, F Wang, B Zheng, F Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular materials, dynamic materials by nature, are defined as materials whose
components are bridged via reversible connections and undergo spontaneous and …

Functional supramolecular polymers for biomedical applications

R Dong, Y Zhou, X Huang, X Zhu, Y Lu… - Advanced …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
As a novel class of dynamic and non‐covalent polymers, supramolecular polymers not only
display specific structural and physicochemical properties, but also have the ability to …

Calixarene-based supramolecular polymerization in solution

DS Guo, Y Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Calixarenes are one kind of phenol–formaldehyde cyclic oligomers, discovered from the
Bakelite process. Their intrinsic characteristics, including the unique structural scaffold, facile …

Characterization of supramolecular polymers

Y Liu, Z Wang, X Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular polymers are made of monomers that are held together by noncovalent
interactions. This is the reason for the wide range of novel properties, such as reversibility …

Structural characterisation methods for supramolecular chemistry that go beyond crystallography

N Geue, REP Winpenny, PE Barran - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular chemistry has grown rapidly over the past three decades, yet synthetic
supramolecular chemists still face several challenges when it comes to characterising their …

Tunable adhesion from stoichiometry-controlled and sequence-defined supramolecular polymers emerges hierarchically from cyanostar-stabilized anion–anion …

W Zhao, J Tropp, B Qiao, M Pink… - Journal of the …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Sequence-controlled supramolecular polymers offer new design paradigms for generating
stimuli-responsive macromolecules with enhanced functionalities. The dynamic character of …

A Visible‐Light‐Regulated Chloride Transport Channel Inspired by Rhodopsin

J Quan, F Zhu, MK Dhinakaran, Y Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the light‐regulating capabilities of naturally occurring rhodopsin, we have
constructed a visible‐light‐regulated Cl−‐transport membrane channel based on a …

An Amphiphilic Sulfonatocalix [5] arene as an Activator for Membrane Transport of Lysine‐rich Peptides and Proteins

YC Pan, A Barba‐Bon, HW Tian, F Ding… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lysine (K) is an important target residue for protein and peptide delivery across membranes.
K is the most frequently exposed residue in proteins, leading to high demand for the …

A Neutral Supramolecular Hyperbranched Polymer Fabricated from an AB2‐Type Copillar[5]arene

X Wang, H Deng, J Li, K Zheng… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
A heterotritopic copillar [5] arene monomer by introducing effective neutral guest moieties
(methylene chains end‐capped with cyano and triazole groups) to a pillar [5] arene …