Cucurbit[8]uril‐Regulated Nanopatterning of Binary Polymer Brushes via Colloidal Templating

Dual-responsive supramolecular colloidal microcapsules from cucurbit[8]uril molecular recognition in microfluidic droplets†

The macrocyclic host, cucurbit[8]uril, is used to facilitate cross-linking of colloidal particles and polymers in microdroplets resulting in thermoand photo-responsive supramolecular colloidal microcapsules. Methyl viologen-bearing colloidal particles were prepared using template polymerisation and combined with cucurbit[8]uril and an azobenzene-functionalised polymer within microfluidic drople...

Cucurbit[8]uril directed stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymer brushes for dynamic surface engineering.

In situ modification of surfaces with thin layers of polymers is of growing interest as adjustment of surface properties can be made on demand. We present herein a supramolecular 'grafting to' polymer brush via the recognition of surface-bound cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) rotaxanes towards end-functionalised polyethylene glycol (PEG). This dynamic supramolecular method represents advantages over tra...

Cucurbit[8]uril directed stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymer brushes for dynamic surface engineering† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01496d Click here for additional data file.

The construction of rigid supramolecular polymers in water through the self-assembly of rod-like monomers and cucurbit[8]uril.

Two new types of supramolecular polymers have been constructed via the self-assembly of rigid rod-like monomers and cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) in water. These supramolecular polymers possessed rigid backbones and further aggregated into stick-like bunched fibres.

Aqueous interfacial gels assembled from small molecule supramolecular polymers

The self-assembly of a stimuli-responsive aqueous supramolecular hyperbranched polymer from small molecules is reported. This system is composed of ditopic and tritopic guest-functionalised molecules that are able to form heteroternary supramolecular complexes with the macrocyclic host cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]). We demonstrate that the supramolecular hyperbranched polymer formed is responsive to ...