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Cover Picture: Meter‐Long and Robust Supramolecular Strands Encapsulated in Hydrogel Jackets (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 7/2012)
Author(s) -
Kiriya Daisuke,
Ikeda Masato,
Onoe Hiroaki,
Takinoue Masahiro,
Komatsu Harunobu,
Shimoyama Yuto,
Hamachi Itaru,
Takeuchi Shoji
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201108163
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , materials science , fabrication , microfluidics , laminar flow , supramolecular polymers , nanotechnology , nanofiber , polymer , substrate (aquarium) , composite material , chemistry , crystallography , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , oceanography , pathology , aerospace engineering , geology , crystal structure
Supramolecular self‐assembly is used for the fabrication of nanofibers in a microfluidic channel on a macroscopic scale. In their Communication on page 1553 ff., S. Takeuchi et al. report meter‐long supramolecular strands that are encapsulated in a robust polymer gel matrix. The strands are aligned under laminar flow conditions. Their mechanical strength is sufficiently high to allow their patterning onto a substrate and use as a template for synthesizing conductive polymers.