Electrically Fueled Active Supramolecular Materials
Electrically Fueled Active Supramolecular Materials
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电燃料活性超分子材料
DOI：
10.1021/jacs.2c01884
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
15
通讯作者：
Guan, Zhibin
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作者：
Selmani, Serxho;Schwartz, Eric;Mulvey, Justin T.;Wei, Hong;Grosvirt-Dramen, Adam;Gibson, Wyeth;Hochbaum, Allon I.;Patterson, Joseph P.;Ragan, Regina;Guan, Zhibin
燃料驱动的耗散自组装在生命系统中发挥着重要作用，有助于其复杂的动态结构和紧急功能。利用化学物质或光作为燃料已经产生了几种耗散超分子材料。然而，作为最常见的能源之一的电能尚未被开发用于这些目的。在这里，我们展示了一个新的平台，创造积极的超分子材料，用电燃料耗散自组装。通过电化学氧化还原反应网络，实现了具有快速动力学、方向性和精确时空控制的瞬态和高活性超分子组装。由于电子信号是现代技术中的默认信息载体，所描述的方法提供了将活性材料集成到用于生物电子应用的电子器件中的潜在机会。
Fuel-driven dissipative self-assemblies play essential roles in living systems, contributing both to their complex, dynamic structures and emergent functions. Several dissipative supramolecular materials have been created using chemicals or light as fuel. However, electrical energy, one of the most common energy sources, has remained unexplored for such purposes. Here, we demonstrate a new platform for creating active supramolecular materials using electrically fueled dissipative self-assembly. Through an electrochemical redox reaction network, a transient and highly active supramolecular assembly is achieved with rapid kinetics, directionality, and precise spatiotemporal control. As electronic signals are the default information carriers in modern technology, the described approach offers a potential opportunity to integrate active materials into electronic devices for bioelectronic applications.