Smart Organic Two‐Dimensional Materials Based on a Rational Combination of Non‐covalent Interactions

Abstract

Rational design of organic 2D (O2D) materials has made some progress, but it is still in its infancy. A class of self‐assembling small molecules is presented that form nano/microscale supramolecular 2D materials in aqueous media. A judicial combination of four different intermolecular interactions forms the basis for the robust formation of these ultrathin assemblies. These assemblies can be programmed to disassemble in response to a specific protein and release its non‐covalently bound guest molecules.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 04, 2016
Source ID
10.1002/anie.201605050

Entities

People

  • Alexander E Ribbe
  • Sankaran Thayumanavan
  • Wei Bai
  • Ziwen Jiang

Organizations

  • National Institutes of Health
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design