Cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications
Zeyu Wang, Mingju Shui, Ian Wyman, Qingwen Zhang, Ruibing Wang
Abstract
supramolecular crosslinking of polymers by CB[8] reported during the past decade, and discuss their design principles, innovative applications in biomedical science and their future prospects.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSupramolecular chemistryNanotechnologyPolymer sciencePolymerSupramolecular polymersMaterials scienceChemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialMoleculeSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials