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 polymerization

TFA De Greef, MMJ Smulders, M Wolffs… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
1.1 Background In his historic review titled “Polymerization” in Chemical Reviews of 1931,
Wallace H. Carothers described his brilliant ideas about the rapidly develo** field of …

Three-dimensional molecular theory of solvation coupled with molecular dynamics in Amber

T Luchko, S Gusarov, DR Roe… - Journal of chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We present the three-dimensional molecular theory of solvation (also known as 3D-RISM)
coupled with molecular dynamics (MD) simulation by contracting solvent degrees of …

Self-assembling organic nanotubes with precisely defined, sub-nanometer pores: formation and mass transport characteristics

B Gong, Z Shao - Accounts of chemical research, 2013 - ACS Publications
The transport of molecules and ions across nanometer-scaled pores, created by natural or
artificial molecules, is a phenomenon of both fundamental and practical significance …

Efficient self-assembly in water of long noncovalent polymers by nucleobase analogues

BJ Cafferty, I Gállego, MC Chen, KI Farley… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Molecular self-assembly is widely appreciated to result from a delicate balance between
several noncovalent interactions and solvation effects. However, current design approaches …

Control of dynamic helicity at the macro-and supramolecular level

D Pijper, BL Feringa - Soft Matter, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, various systems developed in recent years which aim to control dynamic
helicity at the macro-and supramolecular level are discussed. The strong interactions …

Chemical complexity—supramolecular self-assembly of synthetic and biological building blocks in water

JM Zayed, N Nouvel, U Rauwald… - Chemical Society …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous supramolecular chemistry, the non-covalent assembly of simple building blocks
into higher ordered architectures in water has received much focus recently. Biological …

Plant biomass recalcitrance: effect of hemicellulose composition on nanoscale forces that control cell wall strength

RL Silveira, SR Stoyanov, S Gusarov… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to second-generation biofuels and valuable
chemicals requires decomposition of resilient plant cell wall structure. Cell wall recalcitrance …

Molecular basis for water-promoted supramolecular chirality inversion in helical rosette nanotubes

RS Johnson, T Yamazaki, A Kovalenko… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Helical rosette nanotubes (RNTs) are obtained through the self-assembly of the G∧ C motif,
a self-complementary DNA base analogue featuring the complementary hydrogen bonding …

Self-assembly of discrete organic nanotubes

T Shimizu - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Not only amphiphiles but also non-amphiphilic or π–conjugated molecules, if rationally
designed, have been found to self-assemble in liquid media to form discrete tubular …