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ArticleNature communications2015

Consequences of chirality on the dynamics of a water-soluble supramolecular polymer.

Matthew B Baker, Lorenzo Albertazzi, Ilja K Voets, Christianus M A Leenders, Anja R A Palmans, Giovanni M Pavan, E W Meijer

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Article in Nature communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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7 authors.

Matthew B BakerInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Lorenzo AlbertazziInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Ilja K VoetsInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Christianus M A LeendersInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Anja R A PalmansInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Giovanni M PavanDepartment of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Galleria 2, CH-6928 Manno, Switzerland.
E W MeijerInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

The rational design of supramolecular polymers in water is imperative for their widespread use, but the design principles for these systems are not well understood. Herein, we employ a multi-scale (spatial and temporal) approach to differentiate two analogous water-soluble supramolecular polymers: one with and one without a stereogenic methyl. Initially aiming simply to understand the molecular behaviour of these systems in water, we find that while the fibres may look identical, the introduction of homochirality imparts a higher level of internal order to the supramolecular polymer. Although this increased order does not seem to affect the basic dimensions of the supramolecular fibres, the equilibrium dynamics of the polymers differ by almost an order of magnitude. This report represents the first observation of a structure/property relationship with regard to equilibrium dynamics in water-soluble supramolecular polymers.

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