Issue 9, 2013

A water-soluble, shape-persistent, mouldable supramolecular polymer with redox-responsiveness in the presence of a molecular chaperone

Abstract

A water-soluble supramolecular polymer has been constructed from self-assembly of a heteroditopic monomer. It shows redox-responsiveness in the presence of a molecular chaperone. Furthermore, this supramolecular polymer material is shape-persistent and free-standing, which can be easily processed into various shapes. These unique features are all due to the dynamically reversible host–guest complexation and good mechanical properties of this supramolecular polymer, making it a platform to construct advanced and sophisticated materials. The formation of the supramolecular polymer was characterized by various techniques including two-dimensional diffusion-ordered NMR, scanning electron microscopy, and viscosity and rheology measurements.

Graphical abstract: A water-soluble, shape-persistent, mouldable supramolecular polymer with redox-responsiveness in the presence of a molecular chaperone

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Feb 2013
Accepted
14 Feb 2013
First published
15 Feb 2013

Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2767-2772

A water-soluble, shape-persistent, mouldable supramolecular polymer with redox-responsiveness in the presence of a molecular chaperone

X. Chi, D. Xu, X. Yan, J. Chen, M. Zhang, B. Hu, Y. Yu and F. Huang, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 2767 DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00201B

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