Steroidal supramolecular metallogels
Riikka Kuosmanen, Kari Rissanen, Elina Sievänen
Abstract
The review deals with an expanding number of steroidal compounds that are capable of forming a metallogel providing a multitude of novel materials rich in their properties. The future of steroidal metallogels holds a myriad of potential applications as new intelligent materials. Detection of potentially harmful compounds without expensive instrumentation, entrapment of environmentally hazardous substances, and sensitive and selective nanomaterials represent only a few of these potential applications. This article reviews the design, synthesis, characterization, and applications of steroidal metallogels.
Topics & Concepts
Supramolecular chemistryNanotechnologyNanomaterialsHazardous wasteCharacterization (materials science)ChemistryBiochemical engineeringCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryMoleculeWaste managementEngineeringSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers