title: Formation of linear supramolecular polymers that is based on host-guest assembly in water.
abstract: Cucurbit[n]urils (n = 7, 8) and thiazole orange (TO) dyes in aqueous media were found to form host-guest inclusions in different stoichiometries. Supramolecular structures and linear supramolecular polymers were observed through the hydrophobic effect and π-π interactions in aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Yongqian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Mingming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xiaopeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malkovskiy
authors.forename: Chrys
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wesdemiotis
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D000099246:Cucurbit(n)urils
chemical_list: D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D011108:Polymers; D014230:Triazoles; D014867:Water; C456276:cucurbit(7)uril; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D000099246:Cucurbit(n)urils; C507198:cucurbit(8)uril