Synthesis of comb-like poly(ethyleneimine)s and their application in biomimetic silicification

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 2255-2263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Dong Yao ◽  
Ren-Hua Jin

In this paper, we firstly synthesized comb polymers with crystallizable poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) side chains, and further investigated their self-assembly behavior and catalytic templating role for silicification.

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (93) ◽  
pp. 12572-12575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu-Pan Yang ◽  
Fei Jia ◽  
Fangfang Pan ◽  
Zhi-Sheng Pan ◽  
Kari Rissanen ◽  
...  

The side-chain length of oxatub[4]arenes was shown to affect its conformational interconversion, molecular recognition and macroscopic self-assembly behavior.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 3131
Author(s):  
Naisheng Jiang ◽  
Donghui Zhang

Polypeptoids, a class of synthetic peptidomimetic polymers, have attracted increasing attention due to their potential for biotechnological applications, such as drug/gene delivery, sensing and molecular recognition. Recent investigations on the solution self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolypeptoids highlighted their capability to form a variety of nanostructures with tailorable morphologies and functionalities. Here, we review our recent findings on the solutions self-assembly of coil-crystalline diblock copolypeptoids bearing alkyl side chains. We highlight the solution self-assembly pathways of these polypeptoid block copolymers and show how molecular packing and crystallization of these building blocks affect the self-assembly behavior, resulting in one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D) and multidimensional hierarchical polymeric nanostructures in solution.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Zhao ◽  
Zheng Bian ◽  
Yu Chen ◽  
Chuanqing Kang ◽  
Lianxun Gao ◽  
...  

Chiral oligo(methylene-p-phenyleneethynylene)s can form vesicular assemblies no matter whether side chains and solvents are hydrophilic or hydrophobic. The self-assembly processes are highly independent of molecular design and chemical environments.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wen ◽  
Aihua Chen

Self-assembly of amphiphilic single chain Janus nanoparticles (SCJNPs) is a novel and promising approach to fabricate assemblies with diversified morphologies. However, the experimental research of the self-assembly behavior of SCJNPs...


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Itami ◽  
Akihito Hashidzume ◽  
Yuri Kamon ◽  
Hiroyasu Yamaguchi ◽  
Akira Harada

AbstractBiological macroscopic assemblies have inspired researchers to utilize molecular recognition to develop smart materials in these decades. Recently, macroscopic self-assemblies based on molecular recognition have been realized using millimeter-scale hydrogel pieces possessing molecular recognition moieties. During the study on macroscopic self-assembly based on molecular recognition, we noticed that the shape of assemblies might be dependent on the host–guest pair. In this study, we were thus motivated to study the macroscopic shape of assemblies formed through host–guest interaction. We modified crosslinked poly(sodium acrylate) microparticles, i.e., superabsorbent polymer (SAP) microparticles, with β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and adamantyl (Ad) residues (βCD(x)-SAP and Ad(y)-SAP microparticles, respectively, where x and y denote the mol% contents of βCD and Ad residues). Then, we studied the self-assembly behavior of βCD(x)-SAP and Ad(y)-SAP microparticles through the complexation of βCD with Ad residues. There was a threshold of the βCD content in βCD(x)-SAP microparticles for assembly formation between x = 22.3 and 26.7. On the other hand, the shape of assemblies was dependent on the Ad content, y; More elongated assemblies were formed at a higher y. This may be because, at a higher y, small clusters formed in an early stage can stick together even upon collisions at a single contact point to form elongated aggregates, whereas, at a smaller y, small clusters stick together only upon collisions at multiple contact points to give rather circular assemblies. On the basis of these observations, the shape of assembly formed from microparticles can be controlled by varying y.


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