Themed collection Mechanically Interlocked Materials

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Review Article

Advanced supramolecular design for direct ink writing of soft materials

This review draws connections between top-down direct-ink-writing and bottom-up supramolecular designs. Examples of supramolecularly designed viscoelastic inks and perspectives of using supramolecular motifs for 3D printing have been discussed.

Graphical abstract: Advanced supramolecular design for direct ink writing of soft materials
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Open Access Review Article

Knotting matters: orderly molecular entanglements

We review recent progress in molecular knotting, the chemistry of orderly molecular entanglements. As complex nanotopologies become increasingly accessible they may play significant roles in molecular design.

Graphical abstract: Knotting matters: orderly molecular entanglements
Review Article

Mechanically interlocked polymers based on rotaxanes

This review focuses on synthetic strategies, characterizations and application explorations of rotaxane-based mechanically interlocked polymers, including linear polyrotaxanes, polyrotaxane networks, and rotaxane dendrimers.

Graphical abstract: Mechanically interlocked polymers based on rotaxanes
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Review Article

Mechanically interlocked molecules in metal–organic frameworks

MIM-based MOFs have a promising future in the preparation of smart materials. The vast number of structural possibilities which offer their design are disclosed in this review.

Graphical abstract: Mechanically interlocked molecules in metal–organic frameworks
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Review Article

Polycatenanes: synthesis, characterization, and physical understanding

Polycatenanes are a class of polymers that contain interlocked rings. This review explores the different polycatenane architectures with a focus on their synthesis, properties, simulation, and modelling.

Graphical abstract: Polycatenanes: synthesis, characterization, and physical understanding
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Review Article

Noncovalently bound and mechanically interlocked systems using pillar[n]arenes

This review discusses pillar[n]arene-based MIMs such as rotaxanes, catenanes, polyrotaxanes, single-component mechanically self-locked molecules, and supramolecular polymers.

Graphical abstract: Noncovalently bound and mechanically interlocked systems using pillar[n]arenes
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Open Access Tutorial Review

Daisy chain architectures: from discrete molecular entities to polymer materials

We review recent progresses in the synthesis and the use of daisy chain architectures as molecular machines and stimuli-responsive materials.

Graphical abstract: Daisy chain architectures: from discrete molecular entities to polymer materials
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Tutorial Review

Mechanically interlocked derivatives of carbon nanotubes: synthesis and potential applications

An introduction to mechanically interlocked derivatives of single-walled carbon nanotubes: their main structural features, their potential advantages compared to covalent and supramolecular derivatives, how to synthesize them, and their most promising fields for application.

Graphical abstract: Mechanically interlocked derivatives of carbon nanotubes: synthesis and potential applications
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
Tutorial Review

Polyrotaxanes and the pump paradigm

The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the first reports of polyrotaxanes in the scientific literature.

Graphical abstract: Polyrotaxanes and the pump paradigm
From the themed collection: Mechanically Interlocked Materials
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About this collection

Guest edited by Tatjana Parac-Vogt (KU Leuven), Stephen Loeb (University of Windsor) and Kohzo Ito (The University of Tokyo), this themed collection covers all aspects of research on materials with mechanically interlocked components. The scope of this collection includes, but is not limited to, mechanically interlocked systems in polymers; nanomaterials; porous materials (such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)); and biological systems. Recent advances in synthesis, characterization, and the application of mechanically interlocked materials is highlighted, along with future prospects for the field.


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