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Supramolecular Polymerization in Microfluidic Channels: Spatial Control Over Multiple Intermolecular Interactions
Author(s) -
Numata Munenori,
Kozawa Tomohiro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201301810
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , nanotechnology , microfluidics , intermolecular force , computer science , channel (broadcasting) , homogeneous , chemistry , molecule , materials science , physics , computer network , organic chemistry , thermodynamics
A novel supramolecular assembly has been developed in conjugation with microfluidics. Self‐assembly of the programmed molecules was controlled precisely, in space and time, in a microflow channel as a result of a homogeneous solvent mixing process (see figure). Furthermore, through continuous organization of component molecules followed by orientation along microflow, the self‐assembling event containing different molecules was spatially controlled from nano to micrometer scale in a single stream (GMP=guanosine 5′‐monophosphate).