TY - JOUR
T1 - Supramolecular Polymerization
T2 - A Conceptual Expansion for Innovative Materials
AU - Hashim, P. K.
AU - Bergueiro, Julian
AU - Meijer, E. W.
AU - Aida, Takuzo
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - The research field of supramolecular polymerization has dramatically progressed in the last three decades, and much deeper insights into its new mechanisms, including kinetic and thermodynamic aspects, have become available. Furthermore, a much wider variety of noncovalent interactions have been exploited for connecting monomers, and the importance of multivalency and the concept of pathway complexity have also been recognized. To control supramolecular polymerization, chain-growth supramolecular polymerization, seeded supramolecular polymerization, and sequence-specific supramolecular copolymerization, which are essential for precise macromolecular synthesis, are now possible. The stereochemical aspects of supramolecular polymerization using chiral monomers have also been studied extensively, contributing to the understanding of the kinetic aspects of supramolecular polymerization. Nanotubular supramolecular polymerization, forming rolled-up 2D architectures, in contrast to linear supramolecular polymerization, has also been developed. Through the conceptual expansion of supramolecular polymerization, a much wider variety of monomers and media have become usable, which will enable many groundbreaking applications that cannot be attained by conventional covalent polymerization.
AB - The research field of supramolecular polymerization has dramatically progressed in the last three decades, and much deeper insights into its new mechanisms, including kinetic and thermodynamic aspects, have become available. Furthermore, a much wider variety of noncovalent interactions have been exploited for connecting monomers, and the importance of multivalency and the concept of pathway complexity have also been recognized. To control supramolecular polymerization, chain-growth supramolecular polymerization, seeded supramolecular polymerization, and sequence-specific supramolecular copolymerization, which are essential for precise macromolecular synthesis, are now possible. The stereochemical aspects of supramolecular polymerization using chiral monomers have also been studied extensively, contributing to the understanding of the kinetic aspects of supramolecular polymerization. Nanotubular supramolecular polymerization, forming rolled-up 2D architectures, in contrast to linear supramolecular polymerization, has also been developed. Through the conceptual expansion of supramolecular polymerization, a much wider variety of monomers and media have become usable, which will enable many groundbreaking applications that cannot be attained by conventional covalent polymerization.
KW - Chain-growth supramolecular polymerization
KW - Hydrogels
KW - Nanotubes
KW - Pathway complexity
KW - Self-healing
KW - Stereoselectivity
KW - Supramolecular polymerization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084221708&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101250
DO - 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2020.101250
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85084221708
SN - 0079-6700
VL - 105
JO - Progress in Polymer Science
JF - Progress in Polymer Science
M1 - 101250
ER -