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Cover Feature: Creation of Discrete 1D Microstructures: Directional Dissociation from the Ends of a Metastable Supramolecular Polymer (ChemPlusChem 1/2020)
Author(s) -
Kanzaki Chisako,
Nakadozono Takuya,
Numata Munenori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201900611
Subject(s) - metastability , supramolecular chemistry , dissociation (chemistry) , materials science , cover (algebra) , chemical physics , laminar flow , supramolecular polymers , monomer , polymer , microstructure , molecule , amphiphile , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemistry , copolymer , physics , composite material , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , mechanical engineering , engineering
The cover feature shows how an oligo( p ‐phenylenevinylene) (OPV)‐based amphiphilic molecule bearing amide groups undergoes temporary self‐assembly in laminar flow. Spontaneous co‐assembly of two kinds of OPV monomers under kinetic conditions leads to the periodic insertion of different interactions into the resulting metastable nanofibers. The directional dissociation of the fibers can be terminated at these positions to produce discrete microstructures that can act as building blocks for further assembly. More details are given in the Communication by M. Numata and co‐workers on page 74 in Issue 1, 2020 (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900463).