Supramolecular polymer materials based on ureidopyrimidinone …
Jul 1, 2023 · Inspired by the base-pairing in the DNA double helix, Meijer et al. developed the self-complementary quadruple hydrogen bonding unit ureidopyimidinone (UPy), which has a strong …
Urea-Functionalized Heterocycles: Structure, Hydrogen Bonding …
Ureido-heterocycles exhibiting different triple- and quadruple H-bonding patterns are useful building blocks in the construction of supramolecular polymers, self-healing materials, stimuli …
Self-assembling synthetic polymer forms liquid-like droplets
Feb 28, 2024 · The authors made the serendipitous observation that a compound known as ureidopyrimidinone glycine (UPy–Gly) polymerizes in solution to form short fibres, which then …
Molecular-recognition-directed formation of supramolecular polymers ...
Aug 1, 2012 · Ureidopyrimidone (UPy) formed a self-complementary dimer via quadruple hydrogen-bonding (DDAA-AADD) with a remarkably strong self-association constant (Ka>10 7 …
Circularly polarized luminescence of helically assembled pyrene …
In this report, we describe the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) of the RNA duplexes having one to four 2'-O-pyrene modified uridines (Upy) and the DNA duplexes having two, …
The in‐vitro biocompatibility of ureido‐pyrimidinone compounds …
Mar 29, 2021 · Supramolecular biomaterials based on ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) moieties are versatile polymer materials as their function can be tailored to the application. These UPy …
Dimensionally confined nanosheets self-assembled through self …
Nov 1, 2022 · The obtained UPy derivatives containing self-complementary quadruple hydrogen bonding interactions can spontaneously self-assemble towards the formation of well …
Recent advances in supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications
Sep 1, 2019 · The ubiquity of easily synthesized, yet potent hydrogen bonding functional groups including amides, ureas, urethanes, ureido-pyrimidinones (UPy), and DNA base pairs offers …
ureidopyrimidinone glycine (UPy–Gly) polymerizes in solution to form short fibres, which then promote a condensation process that produces high-density phases contain-ing supramolecular...
Supramolecular Ionic Networks: Design and Synthesis
They assembled 2-ureido-4 [1H]-pyrimidinone (UPy) units into extended chains by means of quadruple cooperative hydrogen bonds in an array and developed products with similar …