Chemical fuel-driven living and transient supramolecular polymerization.
Title | Chemical fuel-driven living and transient supramolecular polymerization. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Jain A, Dhiman S, Dhayani A, Vemula PK, George SJ |
Journal | Nat Commun |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 450 |
Date Published | 2019 01 25 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 |
Abstract | Temporal control over self-assembly process is a desirable trait in the quest towards adaptable and controllable materials. The ability to devise synthetic ways to control the growth, as well as decay of materials has long been a property which only the biological systems could perform seamlessly. A common synthetic strategy which works on the biological principles such as chemical fuel-driven control over temporal self-assembly profile has not been completely realized synthetically. Here we show, we filled this dearth by showing that a chemical fuel driven self-assembling system can not only be grown in a controlled manner, but it can also result in precise control over the assembly and disassembly kinetics. Herein, we elaborate strategies which clearly show that once a chemical fuel driven self-assembly is established it can be made receptive to multiple molecular cues such that the inherent growth and decay characteristics are programmed into the ensemble. |
DOI | 10.1038/s41467-019-08308-9 |
Alternate Journal | Nat Commun |
PubMed ID | 30683874 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6347607 |