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Taming cyclo-pentazolate anions with a hydrogen-bonded organic framework
Poly-nitrogen units are useful for next-generation high energy density materials but often have poor thermal stability. Here, cyclopentazolate anions are stabilized in a hydrogen-bonded organic framework through self assembly, displaying a decomposition temperature of 153 °C.
- Yuangang Xu
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Engineering receptor-mediated transmembrane signaling in artificial and living cells
Transmembrane signaling systems are present in living cells which receive cues from the environment and produce a cellular response. Here, recent advances in the design of bioinspired systems that mimic transmembrane signaling in synthetic and living cells are reviewed.
- Ke Shi
- , Chuwen Song
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Stretchable slide-ring supramolecular hydrogel for flexible electronic devices
Slide-ring hydrogels possess good mechanical properties but face synthesis challenges. Here, a slide-ring hydrogel is created via photo-initiated polymerization, with its good mechanical and electrical properties allows it to be used as a flexible strain sensor.
- Shuaipeng Wang
- , Yong Chen
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Viscoelastic behavior of chemically fueled supramolecular hydrogels under load and influence of reaction side products
The mechanical properties of out-of-equilibrium, chemically fueled supramolecular materials are largely unexplored. Here, the effect of applied load and the concentration of reaction side products on the viscoelastic properties of chemically fueled supramolecular hydrogels is investigated.
- Martin Kretschmer
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Controlled steric selectivity in molecular doping towards closest-packed supramolecular conductors
Anion-exchange doping allows high carrier densities in organic semiconductors but can be limited by host-guest steric effects. Here, these are analyzed, and high doping efficiency is realized for a specific combination of a polymer with sparse side-chains and a large dopant, forming a close-packed structure.
- Shinya Kohno
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Fluctuation X-ray diffraction reveals three-dimensional nanostructure and disorder in self-assembled lipid phases
Emergent nanoscale order in organic materials is typically characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering. Here, angular fluctuations in the diffraction patterns are used to probe the 3D structure of self-assembled lipid membranes, revealing previously inaccessible details on the phase geometry.
- Andrew V. Martin
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Isolated flat band in artificially designed Lieb lattice based on macrocycle supramolecular crystal