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ReviewChemical reviews2015

Supramolecular Hydrogelators and Hydrogels: From Soft Matter to Molecular Biomaterials.

Xuewen Du, Jie Zhou, Junfeng Shi, Bing Xu

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Review in Chemical reviews, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 421 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

421 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Rheological Modeling to Assess the Gelation Kinetics of Mono- and Multicomponent Supramolecular Hydrogels.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  16. Fluorescent Supramolecular Gels Based on D-Sorbitol Derivatives.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Xuewen DuDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University , 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States.
Jie ZhouDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University , 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States.
Junfeng ShiDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University , 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States.
Bing XuDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University , 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States.

Funding

Subcellular Enzyme-instructed self-assembly for molecular anticancer nanomedicinesR01CA142746 · NCI · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI Bing Xu · 2010 to 2026
$6.4M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS R01 CA142746NCI NIH HHS R01CA142746
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the applications of supramolecular hydrogels/hydrogelators as molecular biomaterials. After a brief introduction of methods for generating supramolecular hydrogels, we discuss supramolecular hydrogelators on the basis of their categories, such as small organic molecules, coordination complexes, peptides, nucleobases, and saccharides. Following molecular design, we focus on various potential applications of supramolecular hydrogels as molecular biomaterials, classified by their applications in cell cultures, tissue engineering, cell behavior, imaging, and unique applications of hydrogelators. Particularly, we discuss the applications of supramolecular hydrogelators after they form supramolecular assemblies but prior to reaching the critical gelation concentration because this subject is less explored but may hold equally great promise for helping address fundamental questions about the mechanisms or the consequences of the self-assembly of molecules, including low molecular weight ones. Finally, we provide a perspective on supramolecular hydrogelators. We hope that this review will serve as an updated introduction and reference for researchers who are interested in exploring supramolecular hydrogelators as molecular biomaterials for addressing the societal needs at various frontiers.

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AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsHumansHydrogelsMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular StructureBiocompatible MaterialsHydrogelsMacromolecular Substances

Identifiers

PMID26646318
PMCPMC4936198

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