Thiol- and Disulfide-Based Stimulus-Responsive Soft Materials and Self-Assembling Systems
Danielle M. Beaupre, Richard G. Weiss
Abstract
Properties and applications of synthetic thiol- and disulfide-based materials, principally polymers, are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on soft and self-assembling materials in which interconversion of the thiol and disulfide groups initiates stimulus-responses and/or self-healing for biomedical and non-biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
ThiolDisulfide bondSoft materialsNanotechnologyPolymerMaterials scienceChemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryPolymer composites and self-healingAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials