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Non-equilibrium dissipative supramolecular materials with a tunable lifetime

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  • Marta Tena-Solsona

    (Technische Universität München
    Institute for Advanced Study, Technische Universität München)

  • Benedikt Rieß

    (Technische Universität München)

  • Raphael K. Grötsch

    (Technische Universität München)

  • Franziska C. Löhrer

    (Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München)

  • Caren Wanzke

    (Technische Universität München)

  • Benjamin Käsdorf

    (Technische Universität München)

  • Andreas R. Bausch

    (Lehrstuhl für Biophysik E27, Technische Universität München)

  • Peter Müller-Buschbaum

    (Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München)

  • Oliver Lieleg

    (Technische Universität München)

  • Job Boekhoven

    (Technische Universität München
    Institute for Advanced Study, Technische Universität München)

Abstract

Many biological materials exist in non-equilibrium states driven by the irreversible consumption of high-energy molecules like ATP or GTP. These energy-dissipating structures are governed by kinetics and are thus endowed with unique properties including spatiotemporal control over their presence. Here we show man-made equivalents of materials driven by the consumption of high-energy molecules and explore their unique properties. A chemical reaction network converts dicarboxylates into metastable anhydrides driven by the irreversible consumption of carbodiimide fuels. The anhydrides hydrolyse rapidly to the original dicarboxylates and are designed to assemble into hydrophobic colloids, hydrogels or inks. The spatiotemporal control over the formation and degradation of materials allows for the development of colloids that release hydrophobic contents in a predictable fashion, temporary self-erasing inks and transient hydrogels. Moreover, we show that each material can be re-used for several cycles.

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  • Marta Tena-Solsona & Benedikt Rieß & Raphael K. Grötsch & Franziska C. Löhrer & Caren Wanzke & Benjamin Käsdorf & Andreas R. Bausch & Peter Müller-Buschbaum & Oliver Lieleg & Job Boekhoven, 2017. "Non-equilibrium dissipative supramolecular materials with a tunable lifetime," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms15895
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15895
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    1. Simone M. Poprawa & Michele Stasi & Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch & Monika Wenisch & Judit Sastre & Job Boekhoven, 2024. "Active droplets through enzyme-free, dynamic phosphorylation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Benjamin Klemm & Reece W. Lewis & Irene Piergentili & Rienk Eelkema, 2022. "Temporally programmed polymer – solvent interactions using a chemical reaction network," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Fabian Schnitter & Benedikt Rieß & Christian Jandl & Job Boekhoven, 2022. "Memory, switches, and an OR-port through bistability in chemically fueled crystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    4. Jingjing Li & Yihan Cui & Yi-Lin Lu & Yunfei Zhang & Kaihuang Zhang & Chaonan Gu & Kaifang Wang & Yujia Liang & Chun-Sen Liu, 2023. "Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    5. Keisuke Nakamura & Ryou Kubota & Takuma Aoyama & Kenji Urayama & Itaru Hamachi, 2023. "Four distinct network patterns of supramolecular/polymer composite hydrogels controlled by formation kinetics and interfiber interactions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.

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