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Polypeptides: Solvent‐Free Liquid Crystals and Liquids Based on Genetically Engineered Supercharged Polypeptides with High Elasticity (Adv. Mater. 15/2015)
Author(s) -
Liu Kai,
Pesce Diego,
Ma Chao,
Tuchband Michael,
Shuai Min,
Chen Dong,
Su Juanjuan,
Liu Qing,
Gerasimov Jennifer Y.,
Kolbe Anke,
Zajaczkowski Wojciech,
Pisula Wojciech,
Müllen Klaus,
Clark Noel A.,
Herrmann Andreas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570101
Subject(s) - materials science , cationic polymerization , elasticity (physics) , alkyl , organic solvent , liquid crystal , solvent , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , composite material , optoelectronics , chemistry , engineering
N. A. Clark, A. Herrmann, and co‐workers present a simple strategy for producing solvent‐free liquid crystals and liquids by electrostatic complexation of supercharged polypeptides with cationic surfactants as shown on page 2459. Stable smectic liquid crystalline phases are obtained, which exhibit remarkable elastic properties. More importantly, the elasticity can be controlled conveniently by adjusting the length of polypeptides or the alkyl chain length of surfactants.