Dynamic Assemblies of Molecular Motor Amphiphiles Control Macroscopic Foam Properties
Shaoyu Chen, Franco King‐Chi Leung, Marc C. A. Stuart, Chaoxia Wang, Ben L. Feringa
Abstract
surface tension measurements, is presented. By selective use of external stimuli, e.g., light or heat, multiple states and properties of macroscopic foams can be controlled with very dilute aqueous solutions of the motor amphiphiles (0.2 weight%), demonstrating the potential of multiple stimuli-responsive supramolecular systems based on an identical molecular amphiphile and providing opportunities for future soft materials.
Topics & Concepts
Supramolecular chemistryAmphiphileChemistryPhotoisomerizationNanotechnologyChemical physicsMolecular motorAqueous solutionMoleculeMaterials sciencePolymerOrganic chemistryCopolymerIsomerizationCatalysisSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry