Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

Y Zheng, S Li, Z Weng, C Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

Synthesis, properties and applications of well‐designed hybrid polymers based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane

C Wang, L Zhou, Q Du, T Shan, K Zheng… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) as a frontier organic/inorganic hybrid material
with multiple structures has exhibited great potential in robust property extension in the past …

Supra-amphiphiles: a new bridge between colloidal science and supramolecular chemistry

Y Kang, K Liu, X Zhang - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
In addition to conventional amphiphiles, an emerging research area is supra-amphiphiles,
which are constructed on the basis of noncovalent interactions and dynamic covalent bonds …

Transformable nanostructures of platinum-containing organosilane hybrids: non-covalent self-assembly of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes assisted by Pt··· Pt …

HL Au-Yeung, SYL Leung, AYY Tam… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
An alkynylplatinum (II) terpyridine complex functionalized with polyhedral oligomeric
silsesquioxanes (POSS) moieties has been demonstrated to exhibit self-association …

Supra‐amphiphiles for functional assemblies

Y Kang, X Tang, Z Cai, X Zhang - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Supra‐amphiphiles refer to amphiphiles which are fabricated on the basis of various
noncovalent interactions and dynamic covalent bonds, including host‐guest interaction …

Self-assembly of chiral supra-amphiphiles

G Ouyang, M Liu - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Supra-amphiphiles provide a brand-new powerful strategy for the construction of functional
materials and have shown fascinating prospects in a variety of fields. When merged with …

Unimolecular Nanoparticles toward More Precise Regulations of Self‐Assembled Superlattices in Soft Matter

H Lei, Y Liu, T Liu, QY Guo, XY Yan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The hierarchical self‐assembly process opens up great potential for the construction of
nanostructural superlattices. Precise regulation of self‐assembled superlattices, however …

Synthesis of single component element‐block materials based on siloxane‐based cage frameworks

K Naka, Y Irie - Polymer International, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This mini‐review focuses on recent efforts to prepare single component element‐block
materials based on siloxane‐based cage frameworks, a promising approach to control the …

Synthesis, self-assembly, and photoresponsive behavior of tadpole-shaped azobenzene polymers

X Wang, Y Yang, P Gao, F Yang, H Shen… - ACS Macro …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a feasible method to prepare a tadpole-shaped PEG-POSS-(Azo) 7
polymer. The polymer self-assembled into a large vesicle in aqueous solution, undergoing …

Macromolecules based on recognition between cyclodextrin and guest molecules: Synthesis, properties and functions

B Liu, H Zhou, S Zhou, J Yuan - European Polymer Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Highly stable inclusion complexes between cyclodextrin (CD) and guest molecules form due
to their host–guest interaction. Polymer systems based on the complexes have been …