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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 7/2017
Author(s) -
Yue Youfeng
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201770022
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , membrane , bilayer , materials science , supramolecular chemistry , liquid crystal , hydrogen bond , polymer , front cover , molecule , polymer science , transmittance , soft materials , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , cover (algebra) , composite material , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , engineering
Front Cover: Liquid‐crystal molecules self‐assemble into bilayer membrane sheets to form supramolecular hydrogels with an interlayer spacing of 30–40 nm. The membranes act as physical crosslinks in the hydrogels via cooperative hydrogen bonding between membranes and entangled linear polymers. The resulting soft materials show some unique properties, such as temperaturedependent optical transmittance. Further information can be found in article number 1600762 by Youfeng Yue.