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Supramolecular polymers: from scientific curiosity to technological reality
Author(s) -
Bosnian A.W.,
Brunsveld L.,
Folmer B.J.B.,
Sijbesma R.P.,
Meijer E.W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200351117
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , supramolecular polymers , polymer , macromolecule , polymer science , hydrogen bond , materials science , covalent bond , supramolecular assembly , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry
Supramolecular polymers [1] are introduced as a new approach to come to materials in which the repeating units are not connected by covalent bonds but by specific secondary interactions. Self‐complementary quadruple hydrogen bonded structures with high association constants are presented as easy to synthesize fragments in supramolecular polymers. Some of the many possibilities of equilibrium polymers are discussed, while it is shown that these supramolecular polymers can obtain materials properties normally only obtained with macromolecules.