Supramolecular amphiphiles based on host–guest molecular recognition motifs

G Yu, K Jie, F Huang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly, which makes use of molecules rather than atomic units, offers a bottom-up
approach to the construction of new materials on multiple length scales.(1-9) By precisely …

Azobenzene-containing polymer for solar thermal energy storage and release: Advances, challenges, and opportunities

X Xu, J Feng, WY Li, G Wang, W Feng, H Yu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Molecular solar thermal (MOST) fuels have attracted enormous research enthusiasm in solar
energy conversion and storage, which can generate high-energy isomers upon harvesting …

Thermodynamics versus kinetics in nanosynthesis

Y Wang, J He, C Liu, WH Chong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
One may discover a stone tool by chance but it takes more than luck to make a car or cell
phone. With the advance of nanoscience, the synthesis of increasingly sophisticated …

From dynamic self-assembly to networked chemical systems

BA Grzybowski, K Fitzner, J Paczesny… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Although dynamic self-assembly, DySA, is a relatively new area of research, the past
decade has brought numerous demonstrations of how various types of components–on …

Self‐healing materials for energy‐storage devices

W Mai, Q Yu, C Han, F Kang, B Li - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The booming development of electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage stations has led
to a high demand for advanced energy‐storage devices (ESDs) and accompanied attention …

Mimicking the cell: bio-inspired functions of supramolecular assemblies

Y Tu, F Peng, A Adawy, Y Men… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The successful assembly of large supramolecular structures infers a delicate balance
between reversible noncovalent interactions which are capable of undergoing correction …

Polymeric self-assembled cucurbit [n] urils: Synthesis, structures and applications

D Yang, M Liu, X **ao, Z Tao, C Redshaw - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, cucurbit [n] urils (CB [n] or Q [n] s) have attracted considerable attention on
account of their unique structural and host–guest binding properties. In this review, we …

The story of the little blue box: a tribute to Siegfried Hünig

XY Chen, H Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The tetracationic cyclophane, cyclobis (paraquat‐p‐phenylene), also known as the little blue
box, constitutes a modular receptor that has facilitated the discovery of many host–guest …

Biocatalytic feedback‐driven temporal programming of self‐regulating peptide hydrogels

T Heuser, E Weyandt, A Walther - Angewandte Chemie, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Switchable self‐assemblies respond to external stimuli with a transition between near‐
equilibrium states. Although being a key to present‐day advanced materials, these systems …

Cucurbit [8] uril (CB [8])‐Based Supramolecular Switches

E Pazos, P Novo, C Peinador, AE Kaifer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of cucurbit [8] uril as a molecular host has emerged in the chemical literature as a
reliable strategy for the creation of dynamic chemical systems, owing to its ability to form …