title: Superamphiphiles as building blocks for supramolecular engineering: towards functional materials and surfaces.
abstract: Superamphiphiles refer to amphiphiles that are constructed on the basis of noncovalent interactions or dynamic covalent bonds. Superamphiphiles are a new kind of building block for well-defined nanostructured soft materials. This article summarizes different ways to fabricate superamphiphiles, including low-molecular-weight and polymeric superamphiphiles. In addition, the noncovalent nature of superamphiphiles facilitates the incorporation of functional groups, thus opening a new avenue for supramolecular engineering of functional soft materials.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D008970:Molecular Weight; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents