Supramolecular gels–a panorama of low-molecular-weight gelators from ancient origins to next-generation technologies

DK Smith - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels, self-assembled from low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs), have a
long history and a bright future. This review provides an overview of these materials, from …

Biomaterial inks and bioinks for fabricating 3D biomimetic lung tissue: A delicate balancing act between biocompatibility and mechanical printability

L Karamchand, D Makeiff, Y Gao, K Azyat, MJ Serpe… - Bioprinting, 2023 - Elsevier
Three dimensional (3D) bioprinting has rapidly emerged as a major fabrication tool in the
bioengineering of tissue constructs. 3D bioprinting enables the precise deposition of nano …

Pathway Control of π‐Conjugated Supramolecular Polymers by Incorporating Donor‐Acceptor Functionality

F Wang, R Liao, F Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the nanoscale orientation of π‐conjugated systems remains challenging due to
the complexity of multiple energy landscapes involved in the supramolecular assembly …

Controlled noncovalent synthesis of secondary supramolecular polymers

S Sarkar, R Laishram, D Deb… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamic supramolecular polymers, with their functional similarities to classical covalent
polymers and their adaptive and self-repairing nature reminiscent of biological assemblies …

Pathway complexity in supramolecular copolymerization and blocky star copolymers by a hetero-seeding effect

P Khanra, AK Singh, L Roy, A Das - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study unravels the intricate kinetic and thermodynamic pathways involved in the
supramolecular copolymerization of the two chiral dipolar naphthalene monoimide (NMI) …

Three‐Component Multiblock 1D Supramolecular Copolymers of Ir (III) Complexes with Controllable Sequences

Y Chen, Q Wan, Y Shi, B Tang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multicomponent supramolecular block copolymers (BCPs) have attracted much attention
due to their potential functionalities, but examples of three‐component supramolecular …

Bioinspired crowding directs supramolecular polymerisation

N Bäumer, E Castellanos, B Soberats… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Crowding effects are crucial to maintaining functionality in biological systems, but little is
known about their role in analogous artificial counterparts. Within the growing field of …

Thermoreversible Polymorph Transitions in Supramolecular Polymers of Hydrogen‐Bonded Squaramides

S Bujosa, A Doncel‐Giménez, N Bäumer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen‐bonded squaramide (SQ) supramolecular polymers exhibit uncommon
thermoreversible polymorph transitions between particle‐and fiber‐like nanostructures. SQs …

Fabrication of two-dimensional platelets with heat-resistant luminescence and large two-photon absorption cross sections via cooperative solution/solid self-assembly

Y Gong, L Fu, Y Che, H Ji, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The combination of solution self-assembly, which enables primary morphological control,
and solid self-assembly, which enables the creation of novel properties, can lead to the …

Ice templated and ice seed tailored hydrogels for highly efficient solar evaporator

J Qian, J Guo, Y Li, X Yu - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, freshwater resources have become a global concern, and solar vapor
generation (SVG) has garnered significant attention from researchers. Herein, a novel …