Expanding the Scope of Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly: Recent Advances and New Horizons

Cyclodipeptides (CDPs) or 2,5-diketopiperazines (DKPs) can exert a variety of biological activities and display pronounced resistance against enzymatic hydrolysis as well as a propensity towards self-assembly into gels, relative to the linear-dipeptide counterparts. They have attracted great interest in a variety of fields spanning from functional materials to drug discovery. This concise review will analyze the latest advancements in their synthesis, self-assembly into gels, and their more innovative applications.

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Hydroxylated phosphines as ligands for chalcogenide clusters: self assembly, transformations and stabilization

Pure and Applied Chemistry ◽

10.1515/pac-2017-0105 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 379-392 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maxim N. Sokolov ◽

Alexander V. Anyushin ◽

Rita Hernandez-Molina ◽

Rosa Llusar ◽

Manuel G. Basallote

Keyword(s):

Transition Metal ◽

Metal Complexes ◽

Transition Metal Complexes ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Structure Elucidation ◽

Alkyl Chain ◽

Chalcogenide Clusters ◽

Recent Advances

AbstractThis contribution is a documentation of recent advances in the chemistry of chalcogenide polynuclear transition metal complexes coordinated with mono- and di-phosphines functionalized with hydroxo groups. A survey of complexes containing tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine (THP) is presented. The influence of the alkyl chain in bidentate phosphines, bearing the P–(CH2)x–OH arms, is also analyzed. Finally, isolation and structure elucidation of the complexes with HP(OH)2, P(OH)3, As(OH)3, PhP(OH)2, stabilized by coordination to Ni(0) and Pd(0) centers embedded into chalcogenide clusters, is discussed.

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Recent advances in biomolecule immobilization based on self-assembly: organic–inorganic hybrid nanoflowers and metal–organic frameworks as novel substrates

Journal of Materials Chemistry B ◽

10.1039/c7tb03310a ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 1581-1594 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Zhixian Lei ◽

Chenling Gao ◽

Lei Chen ◽

Yanting He ◽

Wende Ma ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Self Assembly ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Inorganic Hybrid ◽

The Past ◽

Biomolecule Immobilization ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Metal Organic

In the past few years, the immobilization of biomolecules on hybrid nanoflowers and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) via self-assembly synthesis has received much attention due to its superior advantages.

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Recent advances in surface-active ionic liquid assisted self-assembly systems for drug delivery

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science ◽

10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101515 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 101515

Author(s):

Rahman Md Moshikur ◽

Md. Korban Ali ◽

Muhammad Moniruzzaman ◽

Masahiro Goto

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Ionic Liquid ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Assembly Systems ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Surface Active Ionic Liquid ◽

Surface Active

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10. Recent advances in the self-assembly of polynuclear metal–selenium and –tellurium compounds from 14–16 reagents

Selenium and Tellurium Reagents ◽

10.1515/9783110529340-010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 331-382

Keyword(s):

Self Assembly ◽

The Self ◽

Recent Advances

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Microneedles for transdermal diagnostics: Recent advances and new horizons

Biomaterials ◽

10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119740 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 232 ◽

pp. 119740 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Gui-Shi Liu ◽

Yifei Kong ◽

Yensheng Wang ◽

Yunhan Luo ◽

Xudong Fan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Horizons ◽

Recent Advances

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Special Issue: New Horizon of Plasmonics and Metamaterials

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma13071756 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 1756

Author(s):

Shinpei Ogawa ◽

Masafumi Kimata

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Waves ◽

New Technologies ◽

Special Issue ◽

Practical Applications ◽

New Horizons ◽

Fundamental Knowledge ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Wide Range ◽

Remarkable Progress

Plasmonics and metamaterials are growing fields that consistently produce new technologies for controlling electromagnetic waves. Many important advances in both fundamental knowledge and practical applications have been achieved in conjunction with a wide range of materials, structures and wavelengths, from the ultraviolet to the microwave regions of the spectrum. In addition to this remarkable progress across many different fields, much of this research shares many of the same underlying principles, and so significant synergy is expected. This Special Issue introduces the recent advances in plasmonics and metamaterials and discusses various applications, while addressing a wide range of topics in order to explore the new horizons emerging for such research.

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