Open AccessMulti-component, Self-assembled, Functional Soft Materials
Author(s) -
VS Sajisha,
Uday Maitra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2013.44
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , intercalation (chemistry) , nanotechnology , self healing hydrogels , self assembly , amphiphile , template , materials science , coating , nanoparticle , molecule , component (thermodynamics) , soft materials , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , copolymer , physics , thermodynamics , polymer , composite material
Supramolecular chemistry is an emerging tool for devising materials that can perform specified functions. The self-assembly of facially amphiphilic bile acid molecules has been extensively utilized for the development of functional soft materials. Supramolecular hydrogels derived from the bile acid backbone act as useful templates for the intercalation of multiple components. Based on this, synthesis of gel-nanoparticle hybrid materials, photoluminescent coating materials, development of a new enzyme assay technique, etc. were achieved in the author's laboratory. The present account highlights some of these achievements.