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Inside Back Cover: Compartmentalizing Supramolecular Hydrogels Using Aqueous Multi‐phase Systems (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47/2017)
Author(s) -
Mytnyk Serhii,
Olive Alexandre G. L.,
Versluis Frank,
Poolman Jos M.,
Mendes Eduardo,
Eelkema Rienk,
van Esch Jan H.
Publication year - 2017
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.201710805
Subject(s) - aqueous solution , supramolecular chemistry , compartmentalization (fire protection) , cover (algebra) , self healing hydrogels , nanotechnology , materials science , phase (matter) , aqueous two phase system , polymer , polymer chemistry , smart polymer , polymer science , chemical engineering , chemistry , molecule , engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , mechanical engineering , enzyme
A hydrogel compartmentalization strategy is presented by J. H. van Esch et al. in their Communication on page 14923 ff. This method exploits the incompatibility of aqueous polymer solutions for creating distinct aqueous microdomains within a supramolecular hydrogel network. By eliminating the need for hydrophobic barriers and allowing control over domain composition, this approach offers access to a new type of structured materials.