Bottom-up supramolecular assembly in two dimensions

Abstract

The self-assembly of molecules in two dimensions (2D) is gathering attention from all disciplines across the chemical sciences. Attracted by the interesting properties of two-dimensional inorganic analogues, monomers of different...

Two-dimensional polymerization-induced electrostatic self-assembly via a C12-polyelectrolyte lamellar template

“…9 The successful development of low-dimensional nanomaterials and their future impact as a reliable nanotechnology will depend on efficient, predictable strategies at the lowest possible synthetic cost. 10 The development of new strategies and understanding of the internal structure control have attracted increasing attention. 10 Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) [11][12][13][14][15] has emerged as a robust method for scalable synthesis of polymer nanoparticles.…”

“…10 The development of new strategies and understanding of the internal structure control have attracted increasing attention. 10 Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) [11][12][13][14][15] has emerged as a robust method for scalable synthesis of polymer nanoparticles. For the scalable synthesis of PIC nanomaterials, we developed polymerization-induced electrostatic self-assembly (PIESA) 16 via photo-RAFT [17][18][19] aqueous dispersion polymerization [20][21][22] of a charged monomer using an oppositely-charged polyelectrolyte template.…”

Self-healing cyclic peptide hydrogels

“…These amphiphilic peptide building blocks were designed to segregate hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains for a controlled one-dimensional hierarchical selfassembly process. [61][62][63][64] The cyclic peptide monomers were designed incorporating the following structural elements: (i) basic amino acids (e.g. histidines, lysines) to control the selfassembling process by protonation/deprotonation; (ii) serine amino acid residues in the hydrophilic domain to enhance water solubility; (iii) alkoxyamine groups at the opposite hydrophobic face to allow incorporation and modulation of hydrophobicity by condensation with different aromatic aldehydes.…”

AnN‐Annulated, Rylene‐based Twistacene as Scaffold for Long Supramolecular Polymers

“…Those congeners with a contorted π‐surface yield highly soluble and processable functional materials [5] . To improve the performance of these functional materials utilized in organic electronics, an optimal organization of the active layer is required [6,7] . This optimal arrangement implies the non‐covalent growth of self‐assembling units, making supramolecular polymers [8] a useful benchmark to efficiently achieve organized species from molecular components [9] .…”

“…[5] To improve the performance of these functional materials utilized in organic electronics, an optimal organization of the active layer is required. [6,7] This optimal arrangement implies the noncovalent growth of self-assembling units, making supramolecular polymers [8] a useful benchmark to efficiently achieve organized species from molecular components. [9] However, new detailed studies relating the chemical structure of optically active self-assembling units and the final morphology are necessary to complement those already initiated in our research group for twistacene-based scaffolds able to form different aggregated species in a kinetically controlled manner.…”