Volume 62, Issue 36 e202303789
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Stabilizing Liquids Using Interfacial Supramolecular Assemblies

Peiyang Gu

Peiyang Gu

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

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Xiaobo Luo

Xiaobo Luo

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

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Shiyuan Zhou

Shiyuan Zhou

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

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Danfeng Wang

Danfeng Wang

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

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Zhongyu Li

Corresponding Author

Zhongyu Li

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

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Yu Chai

Corresponding Author

Yu Chai

Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, P. R. China

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Yuzhe Zhang

Yuzhe Zhang

School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164 P. R. China

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Shaowei Shi

Corresponding Author

Shaowei Shi

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

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Thomas P. Russell

Corresponding Author

Thomas P. Russell

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan

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First published: 17 May 2023
Citations: 7

Graphical 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. Recent advances in structuring liquids based on non-covalent intermolecular interactions are highlighted and a perspective is provided on future directions to inspire further studies on structured liquids based on supramolecular assembly.

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.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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