From Photoinduced Supramolecular Polymerization to Responsive Organogels
Fan Xu, Lukas Pfeifer, Stefano Crespi, Franco King‐Chi Leung, Marc C. A. Stuart, Sander J. Wezenberg, Ben L. Feringa
Abstract
gelation could be achieved with short response times. A detailed study on the temperature-dependent and photoinduced supramolecular polymerization in organic solvents revealed a kinetically controlled nucleation-elongation mechanism. By application of a Volta phase plate to enhance the phase-contrast method in cryo-EM, unprecedented for nonaqueous solutions, uniform nanofibers were observed in organic solvents.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistrySupramolecular chemistryPolymerizationPolymer chemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculePolymerSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry