Nature Communications (Oct 2022)
Temporally programmed polymer – solvent interactions using a chemical reaction network
Abstract
Out of equilibrium operation of chemical reaction networks. (CRNs) enables materials to autonomously respond to their environment by activation and deactivation of intermolecular interactions but the deactivation to noninteracting building blocks remains understudied. Here, the authors develop a new, modular CRN that enables control over the deactivation kinetics.