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Title: | Investigations into the molecular origin of mechanisms in supramolecular polymerization |
Authors: | Balasubramanian, S. Kulkarni, Chidambar |
Keywords: | Supramolecular polymerization |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research |
Citation: | Kulkarni, Chidambar. 2015, Investigations into the molecular origin of mechanisms in supramolecular polymerization, Ph.D. thesis, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru |
Abstract: | The process of organizing molecules into well-defined structures by using non-covalent and reversible interactions, such as hydrogen-bonding, ?-stacking, hydrophobic, electrostatic and van der Waals interactions, is called molecular self-assembly. [1, 2] Self-assembly of small molecules into large, complex and functional architectures has attracted the attention of researchers for the past two decades. This increased interest in self-assembly is due to two factors: firstly, to build functional nanostructures from a bottom-up approach for practical applications, such as in organic electronics; [35] and secondly, to understand the process of self-assembly in biological macromolecules, that is, synthetic mimics. [6] This process of formation of large, one-dimensional aggregates from their monomers by using non-covalent interactions is termed supramolecular polymerization and the obtained assembly a supramolecular polymer (Figure 1.1). [711] The reversible nature of non-covalent intermolecular interactions manifests in properties like self-healability and stimuli responsiveness which are uncommon in most conventional polymers. |
Description: | Open access |
URI: | https://libjncir.jncasr.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10572/2978 |
Appears in Collections: | Student Theses (CPMU) |
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