Is a bent crystal still a single crystal?

P Commins, DP Karothu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The mention of the word “crystal” invokes images of minerals, gems, and rocks, all of which
are inevitably solid, hard, and durable entities with well‐defined smooth faces and straight …

Research progress of mechanically flexible molecular crystals: From bending mechanisms to applications

Z Zhuo, J Lin, J Li, S Wu, W Hu, J Gong - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The emerging of flexible molecular crystals is considered as one of the most exciting
developments in the organic solid chemistry research as it brings the light for the application …

Highly elastic organic crystals for flexible optical waveguides

H Liu, Z Lu, Z Zhang, Y Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The study of elastic organic single crystals (EOSCs) has emerged as a cutting‐edge
research of crystal engineering. Although a few EOSCs have been reported recently, those …

Manipulating light‐induced dynamic macro‐movement and static photonic properties within 1D isostructural hydrogen‐bonded molecular cocrystals

S Li, B Lu, X Fang, D Yan - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Smart molecular crystals with light‐driven mechanical responses have received interest
owing to their potential uses in molecular machines, artificial muscles, and biomimetics …

The landscape of mechanical properties of molecular crystals

C Wang, CC Sun - CrystEngComm, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An analysis of compiled literature nanoindentation hardness (Hc) and elastic modulus (E)
values of molecular crystals revealed a wide range of mechanical properties (0.001–1.80 …

Atomic-resolved hierarchical structure of elastic π-conjugated molecular crystal for flexible organic photonics

C Wei, L Bai, X An, M Xu, W Liu, W Zhang, M Singh… - Chem, 2022 - cell.com
Achieving multifunctional elastic conjugated molecular crystals is a huge challenge for
flexible optoelectronic application due to the difficulty in precise control of non-covalent …

Computational techniques for predicting mechanical properties of organic crystals: a systematic evaluation

C Wang, CC Sun - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2019 - ACS Publications
Understanding of the structure–mechanical properties relationship in organic crystals can
potentially facilitate the design of crystals with desired mechanical properties through crystal …

Flexible molecular crystals for optoelectronic applications

C Wei, L Li, Y Zheng, L Wang, J Ma, M Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The cornerstones of the advancement of flexible optoelectronics are the design, preparation,
and utilization of novel materials with favorable mechanical and advanced optoelectronic …

Origins and implications of extraordinarily soft crystals in a fixed-dose combination hepatitis C regimen

R Miglani Bhardwaj, R Ho, Y Gui… - Crystal Growth & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Paritaprevir and ombitasvir are part of a triple combination, first-generation, direct-acting
antiviral regimen as a fixed-dose tablet. The commercially manufactured Form II of …

Bioinspired flexible and tough layered peptide crystals

L Adler‐Abramovich, ZA Arnon, XM Sui… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
One major challenge of functional material fabrication is combining flexibility, strength, and
toughness. In several biological and artificial systems, these desired mechanical properties …