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Supramolecular polymer networks based on cucurbit[8]uril host-guest interactions as aqueous photo-rheological fluids


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Article

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Authors

Tan, CSY 
Del Barrio, J 
Scherman, OA 

Abstract

A low-mass fraction (≤0.75 wt%) supramolecular polymer network is fabricated as an aqueous photo-rheological fluid (PRF) via cucurbit[8]uril mediated host–guest interactions. UV irradiation can induce the transition from a highly viscous and rigid gel into a Newtonian-like fluid.

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Keywords

3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 3405 Organic Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences

Journal Title

Polymer Chemistry

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Journal ISSN

1759-9954
1759-9962

Volume Title

6

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Sponsorship
European Research Council (240629)
European Commission (273807)
C.S.Y.T. thanks Ministry of Education of Malaysia and MARA University of Technology for their financial supports. J. L. is financially supported by the Marie Curie FP7 SASSYPOL ITN programme. J.d.B. is grateful for a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (Project 273807). O.A.S thanks the ERC for their funding.