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Back Cover: A Supramolecular System for the Electrochemically Controlled Release of Cells (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49/2012)
Author(s) -
An Qi,
Brinkmann Jenny,
Huskens Jurriaan,
Krabbenborg Sven,
de Boer Jan,
Jonkheijm Pascal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201208970
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , electrochemistry , chemistry , dissociation (chemistry) , redox , int , polymer chemistry , molecule , cover (algebra) , viologen , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , stereochemistry , electrode , materials science , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , operating system , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering
Electrochemically activated cell release by using redox‐active supramolecular complexes assembled on microelectrodes is described by P. Jonkheijm et al. in their Communication on page 12233 ff. Host molecule cucurbit[8]uril links surface‐bound viologen to solution‐exposed RGD peptides to form a cell‐adhesive surface. Electrochemical reduction results in dissociation of the supramolecular complex, release of the RGD peptides, and detachment of cells from the surfaces.