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View article: Dielectrophoretic Assembly of Customized Colloidal Trimers
Dielectrophoretic Assembly of Customized Colloidal Trimers Open
The controlled assembly of colloidal trimers with both shape and surface anisotropy remains a challenge. In this work, polymeric dielectric colloidal trimers selectively functionalized with gold nanoparticles are used to create four distin…
View article: Homochiral Helical Poly(thiophene)s Accessed via Living Catalyst‐Transfer Polymerization
Homochiral Helical Poly(thiophene)s Accessed via Living Catalyst‐Transfer Polymerization Open
Synthetic helical polymers form compact, ordered, and inherently chiral structures, enabling their uses in biomimetic applications as well as catalysis. A challenge in using synthetic helical polymers, however, is their tendency to be sens…
View article: Homochiral Helical Poly(thiophene)s Accessed via Living Catalyst‐Transfer Polymerization
Homochiral Helical Poly(thiophene)s Accessed via Living Catalyst‐Transfer Polymerization Open
Synthetic helical polymers form compact, ordered, and inherently chiral structures, enabling their uses in biomimetic applications as well as catalysis. A challenge in using synthetic helical polymers, however, is their tendency to be sens…
View article: Substrate Channeling in Compartmentalized Nanoreactors
Substrate Channeling in Compartmentalized Nanoreactors Open
Thermo- and photoresponsive nanoreactors based on shell cross-linked micelles (SCMs) for the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones have been developed from poly(2-oxazoline) triblock terpolymers. The nanoreac…
View article: Progress in the Synthesis of Colloidal Machines
Progress in the Synthesis of Colloidal Machines Open
For the past decade, the field of colloidal science has expanded the collection of colloidal particles to include an entire library of subunits that can be isotropic or anisotropic in terms of structural morphology or chemical composition.…
View article: Transistors platform for rapid and parallel detection of multiple pathogens by nanoscale-localized multiplexed biological activation
Transistors platform for rapid and parallel detection of multiple pathogens by nanoscale-localized multiplexed biological activation Open
The rise in antibiotic-resistant pathogens, highly infectious viruses, and chronic diseases has prompted the search for rapid and versatile medical tests that can be performed by the patient. An electronic biosensing platform based on fiel…
View article: Functionalized [2.2]Paracyclophanedienes as Monomers for Poly(<i>p</i>-phenylenevinylene)s
Functionalized [2.2]Paracyclophanedienes as Monomers for Poly(<i>p</i>-phenylenevinylene)s Open
Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s (PPVs) featuring complex side-chains, to date, have only been synthesized by nonliving polymerization methods which have no control over PPV molecular weights, dispersities, or end groups. [2.2]Paracyclophane-1,9…
View article: Multiscale Modeling Approach for the Aldol Addition Reaction in Multicompartment Micelle-Based Nanoreactor
Multiscale Modeling Approach for the Aldol Addition Reaction in Multicompartment Micelle-Based Nanoreactor Open
Water has emerged as a versatile solvent for organic chemistry in recent years due to its abundance, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, one of the most important reactions, the aldol reaction, in the presence of excess wate…
View article: CCDC 2248387: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2248387: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2248386: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2248386: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Bent and Twisted: Synthesis of an Alkoxy-Substituted (1,5)Naphthalene-paracyclophanediene
Bent and Twisted: Synthesis of an Alkoxy-Substituted (1,5)Naphthalene-paracyclophanediene Open
This contribution describes the synthesis of [2.2](1,5)naphthalenoparacyclophane-1,13-diene in four steps from 1,5-bis(bromomethyl)naphthalene and 1,4-benzenedimethanethiol. Consisting of 2,6-dioctyloxynaphthalene and benzene moieties, the…
View article: 3D Printing Type 1 Bovine Collagen Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications—Physicochemical Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation
3D Printing Type 1 Bovine Collagen Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications—Physicochemical Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation Open
Collagen, an abundant extracellular matrix protein, has shown hemostatic, chemotactic, and cell adhesive characteristics, making it an attractive choice for the fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds. The aim of this study was to synt…
View article: Nonorthogonal Cascade Catalysis in Multicompartment Micelles
Nonorthogonal Cascade Catalysis in Multicompartment Micelles Open
Multicompartment micelles (MCMs) containing acid and base sites in discrete domains are prepared from poly(norbornene)‐based amphiphilic bottlebrush copolymers in aqueous media. The acid and base sites are localized in different compartmen…
View article: Orthogonal Supramolecular Assemblies Using Side-Chain Functionalized Helical Poly(isocyanide)s
Orthogonal Supramolecular Assemblies Using Side-Chain Functionalized Helical Poly(isocyanide)s Open
Mimicking the structure of proteins using synthetic polymers requires building blocks with structural similarity and the use of various noncovalent and dynamic covalent interactions. We report the synthesis of helical poly(isocyanide)s bea…
View article: A Polymer Canvas with the Stiffness of the Bone Matrix to Study and Control Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response
A Polymer Canvas with the Stiffness of the Bone Matrix to Study and Control Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response Open
Reproducing in vitro the complex multiscale physical features of human tissues creates novel biomedical opportunities and fundamental understanding of cell−environment interfaces and interactions. While stiffness has been recognized as a k…
View article: Catalytically Active Multicompartment Micelles
Catalytically Active Multicompartment Micelles Open
This article presents the self-assembly behavior of multicompartment micelles (MCMs) in water into morphologies with multiple segregated domains and their use as supports for aqueous catalysis. A library of poly(norbornene)-based amphiphil…
View article: Tools for the quantification of the dynamic assembly of colloidal chains of ellipsoidal particles
Tools for the quantification of the dynamic assembly of colloidal chains of ellipsoidal particles Open
The assemblies of colloidal particles and their characterization are becoming more complex as new particle shapes, materials, and assembly methods are being introduced. Consequentially, there is a need for tools that can analyze videos and…
View article: Photoresponsive Azobenzene-Functionalized Shell Cross-Linked Micelles for Selective Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation
Photoresponsive Azobenzene-Functionalized Shell Cross-Linked Micelles for Selective Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation Open
We describe the substrate-selective asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones using rhodium complexes immobilized on a photoresponsive nanoreactor. The nanoreactor switches its morphology upon light irradiation in a wavelength-…
View article: Customized metallodielectric colloids and their behavior in dielectrophoretic fields
Customized metallodielectric colloids and their behavior in dielectrophoretic fields Open
A synthetic strategy for fabricating colloidal particles with spatially segregated amine-functionalized lobes enables regioselective coating with gold to afford metallodielectric particles with a variety of shapes and lobe sizes.
View article: Compartmentalisation of molecular catalysts for nonorthogonal tandem catalysis
Compartmentalisation of molecular catalysts for nonorthogonal tandem catalysis Open
The development of nonorthogonal tandem catalysis enables the use of a combination of arbitrary catalysts to rapidly synthesize complex products in a sustainable, efficient, and timely manner.
View article: Intramolecular Folding of Coil‐Helix Block Copolymers Induced by Quadrupole Interactions
Intramolecular Folding of Coil‐Helix Block Copolymers Induced by Quadrupole Interactions Open
True tertiary architectures with defined local secondary structures are rare in synthetic systems. Adapting well‐developed synthetic building blocks and controlling their folding through diverse interactions can be a general approach towar…
View article: Engineering of Janus-Like Dendrimers with Peptides Derived from Glycoproteins of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1: Toward a Versatile and Novel Antiviral Platform
Engineering of Janus-Like Dendrimers with Peptides Derived from Glycoproteins of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1: Toward a Versatile and Novel Antiviral Platform Open
Novel antiviral nanotherapeutics, which may inactivate the virus and block it from entering host cells, represent an important challenge to face viral global health emergencies around the world. Using a combination of bioorthogonal copper-…
View article: Tissue Engineering: Cost and Time Effective Lithography of Reusable Millimeter Size Bone Tissue Replicas With Sub‐15 nm Feature Size on A Biocompatible Polymer (Adv. Funct. Mater. 19/2021)
Tissue Engineering: Cost and Time Effective Lithography of Reusable Millimeter Size Bone Tissue Replicas With Sub‐15 nm Feature Size on A Biocompatible Polymer (Adv. Funct. Mater. 19/2021) Open
In article number 2008662, Elisa Riedo, Giuseppe Maria de Peppo, and co-workers describe a novel thermochemi cal scanning probe lithography (tSPL)-based platform for the low-cost and high throughput fabrication of bone tissue replicas in a…
View article: Self-Assembled Thermoresponsive Molecular Brushes as Nanoreactors for Asymmetric Aldol Addition in Water
Self-Assembled Thermoresponsive Molecular Brushes as Nanoreactors for Asymmetric Aldol Addition in Water Open
The manipulation and tunability of self-assembled block copolymers through external stimuli presents an attractive strategy to develop smart polymer-based nanoreactors as supports for non-orthogonal tandem catalysis. We report on thermores…
View article: Cross‐Linked Polymeric Micelles as Catalytic Nanoreactors
Cross‐Linked Polymeric Micelles as Catalytic Nanoreactors Open
Cross‐linked micelles have emerged as promising catalyst supports over the past two decades due to their improved structural stability, chemical diversity in multiple domains, and catalyst recovery compared to their uncross‐linked analogue…
View article: Compartmentalization and Photoregulating Pathways for Incompatible Tandem Catalysis
Compartmentalization and Photoregulating Pathways for Incompatible Tandem Catalysis Open
This contribution describes an advanced compartmentalized micellar nanoreactor that possesses a reversible photoresponsive feature and its application toward photoregulating reaction pathways for incompatible tandem catalysis under aqueous…
View article: Cost and Time Effective Lithography of Reusable Millimeter Size Bone Tissue Replicas With Sub‐15 nm Feature Size on A Biocompatible Polymer
Cost and Time Effective Lithography of Reusable Millimeter Size Bone Tissue Replicas With Sub‐15 nm Feature Size on A Biocompatible Polymer Open
The ability to replicate the microenvironment of biological tissues creates unique biomedical possibilities for stem cell applications. Current fabrication methods are limited by either the control on feature size and shape, or by the thro…
View article: One-pot synthesis of linear triblock terpolymers and their aqueous self-assembly
One-pot synthesis of linear triblock terpolymers and their aqueous self-assembly Open
Compartmentalized micelles are prepared through the self-assembly of linear triblock terpolymers containing hydrophilic (H), lipophilic (L), and fluorophilic (F) domains.
View article: Two‐Dimensional (2D) or Quasi‐2D Superstructures from DNA‐Coated Colloidal Particles
Two‐Dimensional (2D) or Quasi‐2D Superstructures from DNA‐Coated Colloidal Particles Open
This contribution describes the synthesis of colloidal di‐patch particles functionalized with DNA on the patches and their assembly into colloidal superstructures via cooperative depletion and DNA‐mediated interactions. The assembly into f…
View article: Two‐Dimensional (2D) or Quasi‐2D Superstructures from DNA‐Coated Colloidal Particles
Two‐Dimensional (2D) or Quasi‐2D Superstructures from DNA‐Coated Colloidal Particles Open
This contribution describes the synthesis of colloidal di‐patch particles functionalized with DNA on the patches and their assembly into colloidal superstructures via cooperative depletion and DNA‐mediated interactions. The assembly into f…