Supramolecular chemistry — refers to the area of chemistry that focuses on the noncovalent bonding interactions of molecules. [cite journal | author=Lehn JM | title=Supramolecular chemistry | journal=Science | volume=260 | issue=5115 | year=1993 | pages=1762–3 |… … Wikipedia
Functional polymers — are polymers with advanced optic and/or electronic properties.Advantages of functional polymers are low cost, ease of processing and a range of attractive mechanical characteristics for functional organic molecules. One can adjust properties… … Wikipedia
Polymer — Ein Polymer [polyˈmeːr] (griech. πολύ poly „viel“; μέρος méros „Teil“) ist eine chemische Verbindung aus Ketten oder verzweigten Molekülen (Makromolekülen), die wiederum aus gleichen oder gleichartigen Einheiten, den sogenannten Monomeren,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Self-healing material — Introduction A self healing material is a material that has the built in ability to partially repair damage occurring during its service life time. Usually, a material s properties degrade over time due to damage (such as microcracks) on a… … Wikipedia
Coordination polymer — A coordination polymer is an inorganic or organometallic polymer structure containing metal cation centers linked by ligands, extending in an array. It can also be described as a polymer whose repeat units are coordination complexes. Similar… … Wikipedia
Polythiophene — The monomer repeat unit of unsubstituted polythiophene … Wikipedia
Dendrimer — Figure 1: Dendrimer and dendron Dendrimers are repetitively branched molecules. [1] [2] The name comes from the Greek word δένδρον (pronounced dendron), which translates to tree . Synonymous terms for dendrimer include arborols and casca … Wikipedia
List of important publications in chemistry — FoundationsThe Sceptical Chymist* Robert Boyle 1661Description: Boyle, in the form of a dialogue, argued that chemical theories should be firmly grounded in experiment before their acceptance, and for the foundation of Chemistry as a science… … Wikipedia
Crystal engineering — An example of crystal engineering using hydrogen bonding reported by Wuest and coworkers in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 4306–4322. Crystal engineering is the design and synthesis of molecular solid state structures with desired properties, based on… … Wikipedia
Molecular self-assembly — An example of a molecular self assembly through hydrogen bonds.[1] Molecular self assembly is the process by which molecules adopt a defined arrangement without guidance or management from an outside source. Th … Wikipedia
