title: Networked calix[4]arene polymers with unusual mechanical properties.
abstract: Polymeric networks built from calix[4]arenes that form a three dimensional folded structure have been predicted to exhibit negative Poisson's ratios (auxetic), an unusual property which makes them superior to conventional materials in many practical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, Msida MSD 06, Malta. joseph.grima@um.edu.mt
authors.forename: Joseph N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Grima
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Kenneth E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Evans