Living supramolecular polymerization

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 349; no. 6245; pp. 241 - 242
• Main Authors: Mukhopadhyay, Rahul Dev, Ajayaghosh, Ayyappanpillai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington The American Association for the Advancement of Science 17.07.2015
• Subjects: Bags; bottles; Covalence; Covalent bonds; hydrogen bonding; Hydrogen bonds; Molecular chemistry; Monomers; Polymerization; Polymers; Variability

Greater control is achieved over the chain growth and properties of dynamic materials Most polymers that we encounter, like those used in grocery bags and soda bottles, are formed from small molecules (monomers) held together by strong covalent bonds. In supramolecular polymerization, monomers bond...