Macroscopic supramolecular assembly of rigid building blocks through a flexible spacing coating.

Cheng, Mengjiao; Shi, Feng; Li, Jianshu; Lin, Zaifu; Jiang, Chao; Xiao, Meng; Zhang, Liqun; Yang, Wantai et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Macroscopic supramolecular assembly is a promising method for manufacturing macroscopic, ordered structures for tissue-engineering scaffolds. A flexible spacing coating is shown to overcome undesired surface and size effects and to enable assembly of macroscopic cubes with host/guest groups. The assembled pairs disassembled upon introduction of competitive guest molecules, thereby demonstrating a multivalent assembly mechanism.

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