title: Programmable Supramolecular Polymerizations.
abstract: Living large: Rational design of self-assembly pathways has been demonstrated in supramolecular polymers. By controlling the concentration of an aggregation-competent monomer through intramolecular interactions, living supramolecular polymerization conditions were achieved. This universal approach can be used to obtain aggregates of well-defined length and narrow dispersity, and allows access to new supramolecular polymer architectures.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven (The Netherlands).
authors.forename: Daan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van der Zwaag
authors.affiliation: Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven (The Netherlands).
authors.forename: Tom F A
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: de Greef
authors.affiliation: Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven (The Netherlands). e.w.meijer@tue.nl.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Meijer
keywords: kinetics; noncovalent interactions; polymerization; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry