Adhesive supramolecular polymeric materials constructed from macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair

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Applications of Supramolecular Anion Recognition

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Supramolecular polymeric hydrogels

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Supramolecular Polymeric Materials via Cyclodextrin–Guest Interactions

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Macroscopic self-assembly through molecular recognition

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Supramolecular polymers constructed by crown ether-based molecular recognition

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Supramolecular Polymers Constructed from Macrocycle-Based Host–Guest Molecular Recognition Motifs

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Cross-Linked Supramolecular Polymer Gels Constructed from Discrete Multi-pillar[5]arene Metallacycles and Their Multiple Stimuli-Responsive Behavior

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Polypseudorotaxanes and polyrotaxanes

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Supramolecular Chemistry at Interfaces: Host–Guest Interactions for Fabricating Multifunctional Biointerfaces

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Supramolecular polymer adhesives: advanced materials inspired by nature

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Polycatenanes

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Photoswitchable gel assembly based on molecular recognition

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Mechanically bonded macromolecules

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Can we beat the biotin–avidin pair?: cucurbit[7]uril-based ultrahigh affinity host–guest complexes and their applications

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Cucurbit[n]uril-based coordination chemistry: from simple coordination complexes to novel poly-dimensional coordination polymers

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Supramolecular Velcro for Reversible Underwater Adhesion

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Light-Induced Bonding and Debonding with Supramolecular Adhesives

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Encoding, Reading, and Transforming Information Using Multifluorescent Supramolecular Polymeric Hydrogels

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Self‐Adjustable Adhesion of Polyampholyte Hydrogels

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Structural water as an essential comonomer in supramolecular polymerization

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A metal–ion-responsive adhesive material via switching of molecular recognition properties

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Redox‐Responsive Macroscopic Gel Assembly Based on Discrete Dual Interactions

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Cucurbit[n]uril Supramolecular Hydrogel Networks as Tough and Healable Adhesives

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Cooperative self-assembly: producing synthetic polymers with precise and concise primary structures

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Dynamic Interfacial Adhesion through Cucurbit[ n ]uril Molecular Recognition

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Switching of macroscopic molecular recognition selectivity using a mixed solvent system

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Cross-linked AIE supramolecular polymer gels with multiple stimuli-responsive behaviours constructed by hierarchical self-assembly

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Experimental strategies for the identification and characterization of adhesive proteins in animals: a review

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Supramolecular Chemistry of Cucurbiturils: Tuning Cooperativity with Multiple Noncovalent Interactions from Positive to Negative

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Bridging the Gap Between Physicochemistry and Interpretation Prevalent in Cell−Surface Interactions

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Quantifying bacterial adhesion on antifouling polymer brushes via single-cell force spectroscopy

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Supramolecular Adhesives to Hard Surfaces: Adhesion Between Host Hydrogels and Guest Glass Substrates Through Molecular Recognition

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pH‐Responsive Self‐Assembly by Molecular Recognition on a Macroscopic Scale

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Temperature-Sensitive Macroscopic Assembly Based on Molecular Recognition

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Supramolecular surface adhesion mediated by azobenzene polymer brushes

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Controlling amphiphilic copolymer self-assembly morphologies based on macrocycle/anion recognition and nucleotide-induced payload release

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Ordered, adherent layers of nanofibers enabled by supramolecular interactions

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Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Networks: The Marriage of Covalent Polymers and Macrocycle-Based Host–Guest Interactions

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Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogels via hybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels

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Engineering Hydrogel Adhesion for Biomedical Applications via Chemical Design of the Junction

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Multicharged cyclodextrin supramolecular assemblies

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Recent advances in tannic acid-based gels: Design, properties, and applications

Tang, Z., Chowdhury, I. F., Yang, J., Li, S., Mondal, A. K., & Wu, H. (2025) · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.cis.2025.103425 · Cited by 70