Dynamic hydrogels mediated by macrocyclic host-guest interactions
Hydrogels have attracted increasing research interest in recent years due to their dynamic properties and potential applications in biomaterials. Concurrently, macrocycle-based host-guest interactions have played an important role in the development of supramolecular chemistry. Recently, research to...
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| Published in | Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1526 - 154 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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14.03.2019
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| Summary: | Hydrogels have attracted increasing research interest in recent years due to their dynamic properties and potential applications in biomaterials. Concurrently, macrocycle-based host-guest interactions have played an important role in the development of supramolecular chemistry. Recently, research towards dynamic hydrogels mediated by various macrocyclic host-guest interactions has been gradually disclosed. In this review, we will outline the burgeoning progress in the development of functional hydrogels mediated by various host molecules, such as cyclodextrins, cucurbit[
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]arenes, and other macrocycles. Smart hydrogels with outstanding properties, like biocompatibility, toughness, and self-healing, are mainly focused. We believe that this review will highlight the potential of dynamic hydrogels mediated by macrocycle-based host-guest interactions.
The recent progress in dynamic hydrogels mediated by macrocyclic host-guest interactions is reviewed. |
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| Bibliography: | Tangxin Xiao is a lecturer at the School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University. He studied chemistry at Nanjing University, where he received his PhD degree under the supervision of Prof. Leyong Wang in 2014. He has been to University of Cambridge as a visiting PhD student supervised by Prof. Oren Scherman in 2013. After postdoctoral research on fine chemicals at Zhejiang University-NHU Company United R&D Center, he joined Changzhou University in 2017. His current research interests concern the supramolecular self-assembly and smart materials. Ling Zhou was born in Anhui, China, in 1993. She received her BS degree from Chuzhou University in 2017. Then she joined the laboratory of Prof. Xiao-Qiang Sun at Changzhou University to pursue her Master's degree in organic chemistry. Her research is focused on AIE gels based on multiple hydrogen bonding. Lixiang Xu was born in Jiangsu province, China, in 1994. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Changzhou University in 2017. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree under the supervision of Dr Tangxin Xiao and Prof. Leyong Wang at Changzhou University. Her research interests are focused on the construction of functional supramolecular polymers and hydrogels. Xiao-Qiang Sun received his PhD from Nanjing University, China, in 1988. Then he went on to pursue his postdoc at the University of Sheffield and University of Birmingham under the supervision of Prof. J. Fraser Stoddart. He became a Professor at Changzhou University in 1997. His current research interests are nano-devices and special chemical functional polymer materials. Leyong Wang holds a PhD in Chemistry from Nanjing University in 2000. After research stays at the Institute of Chemistry (CAS), University of Burgundy, and Mainz University from 2000 to 2004, he joined Erlangen-Nürnberg University as AvH Fellow working with Professor John A. Gladysz. Since 2006, he has been specially appointed as the professor of organic and material chemistry at NJU. He has also been a joint professor of Changzhou University since 2017. His current research interests are focused on supramolecular systems ranging from topological molecules to dynamic materials. Chen Lin was born in Jiangsu in China in 1979. He obtained his BS from Nankai University in China in 2001 and PhD from SUNY at Stony Brook in USA in 2005. Afterwards, he joined Nanjing University as an assistant Professor in 2006. Currently he is an associate professor at Nanjing University. His research interests are in the areas of supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, and smart materials. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 2050-750X 2050-7518 2050-7518 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c8tb02339e |