Using metal–ligand interactions to access biomimetic supramolecular polymers with adaptive and superb mechanical properties

Self-Healing Polymer Coatings Based on Crosslinked Metallosupramolecular Copolymers

(2013) Stefan Bode et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hierarchical Formation of Supramolecular Transient Networks in Water: A Modular Injectable Delivery System

(2012) Patricia Y. W. Dankers et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multi-responsive self-healing metallo-supramolecular gels based on “click” ligand

(2012) Jinchun Yuan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane Mechanophores for the Non-scissile and Photochemically Reversible Generation of Reactive Bis-enones

(2012) Zachary S. Kean et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tension Trapping of Carbonyl Ylides Facilitated by a Change in Polymer Backbone

(2012) Hope M. Klukovich et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

(2012) Jeong-Yun Sun et al.   NATURE

Multiphase design of autonomic self-healing thermoplastic elastomers

(2012) Yulin Chen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Mechanically induced chemiluminescence from polymers incorporating a 1,2-dioxetane unit in the main chain

(2012) Yulan Chen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Anisotropic hydrogel based on bilayers: color, strength, toughness, and fatigue resistance

(2012) Md. Anamul Haque et al.   Soft Matter

A Multiresponsive, Shape-Persistent, and Elastic Supramolecular Polymer Network Gel Constructed by Orthogonal Self-Assembly

(2011) Xuzhou Yan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Modular Design in Natural and Biomimetic Soft Materials

(2011) Aaron M. Kushner et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mechanically Facilitated Retro [4 + 2] Cycloadditions

(2011) Kelly M. Wiggins et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Thermo-, Photo-, and Chemo-Responsive Shape-Memory Properties from Photo-Cross-Linked Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers

(2011) Justin R. Kumpfer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Influence of Metal Ion and Polymer Core on the Melt Rheology of Metallosupramolecular Films

(2011) Justin R. Kumpfer et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Lamellar Bilayers as Reversible Sacrificial Bonds To Toughen Hydrogel: Hysteresis, Self-Recovery, Fatigue Resistance, and Crack Blunting

(2011) M. Anamul Haque et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Structure–Property Relationships in Biomedical Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites

(2011) Azlin F. Osman et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels Formed via Hydrophobic Interactions

(2011) Deniz C. Tuncaboylu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Optically healable supramolecular polymers

(2011) Mark Burnworth et al.   NATURE

Functional soft materials from metallopolymers and metallosupramolecular polymers

(2011) George R. Whittell et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Simultaneous small-angle X-ray scattering/wide-angle X-ray diffraction study of the microdomain structure of polyurethane elastomers during mechanical deformation

(2011) Ken Kojio et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk

(2010) Ning Du et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

From molecular mechanochemistry to stress-responsive materials

(2010) Ashley L. Black et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Using the dynamic bond to access macroscopically responsive structurally dynamic polymers

(2010) Rudy J. Wojtecki et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Harnessing Labile Bonds between Nanogel Particles to Create Self-Healing Materials

(2009) German V. Kolmakov et al.   ACS Nano

Mechanically-Induced Chemical Changes in Polymeric Materials

(2009) Mary M. Caruso et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Self-Assembly of Ureido-Pyrimidinone Dimers into One-Dimensional Stacks by Lateral Hydrogen Bonding

(2009) Marko M. L. Nieuwenhuizen et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Stimuli-responsive europium-containing metallo-supramolecular polymers

(2009) Justin R. Kumpfer et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

A Biomimetic Modular Polymer with Tough and Adaptive Properties

(2009) Aaron M. Kushner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

gem-Dichlorocyclopropanes as Abundant and Efficient Mechanophores in Polybutadiene Copolymers under Mechanical Stress

(2009) Jeremy M. Lenhardt et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Polymers with bio-inspired strength

(2009) Stuart J. Rowan   Nature Chemistry

Activating catalysts with mechanical force

(2009) Alessio Piermattei et al.   Nature Chemistry

Effect of monomer structure on the gelation of a class of metallo-supramolecular polymers

(2009) Wengui Weng et al.   Soft Matter

‘Mechanical Engineering’ of Elastomeric Proteins: Toward Designing New Protein Building Blocks for Biomaterials

(2008) Hongbin Li   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Control of Gel Morphology and Properties of a Class of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers by Good/Poor Solvent Environments

(2008) Wengui Weng et al.   MACROMOLECULES