Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42022773›Full record

ArticleChemical science2026

Linear and branched supramolecular polymers formed from isomeric monomers as revealed by solution viscoelasticity.

Yufuka Furukawa, Ren Sato, Natsumi Fukaya, Takashi Kajitani, Takuya Katashima, Kazunori Sugiyasu

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Chemical science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yufuka FurukawaDepartment of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Saikyo-ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan sugiyasu.kazunori.8z@kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Ren SatoDepartment of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan katashima@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Natsumi FukayaDepartment of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Saikyo-ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan sugiyasu.kazunori.8z@kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0155-7030
Takashi KajitaniCore Facility Center, Research Infrastructure Management Center, Institute of Science Tokyo 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8501 Japan.
Takuya KatashimaDepartment of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan katashima@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Kazunori SugiyasuDepartment of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Saikyo-ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan sugiyasu.kazunori.8z@kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-2772

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Supramolecular polymers (SPs) assembled through non-covalent interactions provide a promising platform for designing soft materials with dynamic and tunable properties. However, the viscoelastic properties of their solutions remain poorly understood, largely due to the tendency of SP chains to bundle into thick supramolecular fibers, often resulting in precipitation or gelation. In this study, we show that bundle formation can be effectively suppressed by appropriate design of the surface of SPs through alteration of their side chains. Structural analyses revealed that the resulting SPs are homogeneously solvated, permitting their rheological characterization. Notably, we found that even subtle modifications, such as positional isomerism of the side chains, can dramatically alter the physical properties of SP solutions. Our findings, therefore, highlight the critical role of side chains in governing hierarchical structures and macroscopic properties of SPs, offering a design strategy for engineering functional supramolecular materials.

Identifiers

PMID42022773
PMCPMC13098400

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.