Stabilizing Liquids Using Interfacial Supramolecular Assemblies

Peiyang Gu, Xiaobo Luo, Shiyuan Zhou, Danfeng Wang, Zhongyu Li, Yu Chai, Yuzhe Zhang, Shaowei Shi, Thomas P. Russell

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Abstract

Stabilizing liquids based on supramolecular assembly (non-covalent intermolecular interactions) has attracted significant interest, due to the increasing demand for soft, liquid-based devices where the shape of the liquid is far from the equilibrium spherical shape. The components comprising these interfacial assemblies must have sufficient binding energies to the interface to prevent their ejection from the interface when the assemblies are compressed. Here, we highlight recent advances in structuring liquids based on non-covalent intermolecular interactions. We describe some of the progress made that reveals structure-property relationships. In addition to treating advances, we discuss some of the limitations and provide a perspective on future directions to inspire further studies on structured liquids based on supramolecular assembly.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202303789
JournalAngewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Online published13 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusOnline published - 13 Jun 2023

Funding

This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division under Contract No. DE-AC02-05-CH11231 within the Adaptive Interfacial Assemblies Towards Structuring Liquids program (KCTR16). Y.C. thanks the financial support from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Project No. 21304421). P.G. thanks Changzhou Introduction Program of Innovative Leading Talents (CQ20220111) and the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51803143).

Research Keywords

  • Interfacial Assemblies
  • Non-Covalent Intermolecular Interactions
  • Stabilizing Liquids
  • Structuring Liquids
  • Supramolecular Assembly
  • PI-PI STACKING
  • NANOPARTICLE SURFACTANTS
  • NONEQUILIBRIUM SHAPES
  • STRUCTURED LIQUIDS
  • POLYMERIZATION
  • WATER
  • POLYMERS
  • DRIVEN
  • DROPS
  • GELS

RGC Funding Information

  • RGC-funded

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