
Supramolecular assemblies of amphiphiles include monolayers, bilayers, multilayers, as well as nonlamellar structures. The recent introduction of methods to polymerize supramolecular assemblies has increased the range of chemical and physical stabilities of these new materials. Polymerized supramolecular assemblies offer opportunities to prepare new materials for both biological and materials sciences. Polymerization has proven a valuable probe of the similarities of molecular order within bilayers and multilayers, and to examine the transformation of the first into the latter. It is also possible to initiate the transformation from lamellar to nonlamellar assemblies via polymerization induced processes within the assembly. Examples of each of these types of supramolecular conversions are described.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 7 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
